Abstract: A knuckle boom crane includes a base with a top surface and a bottom surface, a slewing platform fixedly coupled to the top surface, a slew column rotatably coupled to the slewing platform, a counterweight coupled to the slew column and configured to pivot with the slew column, an intermediate boom pivotably coupled to the slew column, and a telescoping outer boom pivotably coupled to the intermediate boom. The knuckle boom crane further includes a plurality of outriggers pivotably coupled to the top surface between a stored position and a supporting position, a robotic driving unit rotatably coupled to the bottom surface and configured to drive the knuckle boom crane, and a plurality of base lifts coupled to the bottom surface and adjustable between a retracted and an extended position.