Exotic Robot Applications: Robotics in Mining Operations [Video]

Robotic and automated applications are usually found in big industrial plants that require repetitive human tasks. This automation is designed to increase human safety and enhance the general productivity of the plant. We have seen applications in automotive industries, medical manufacturing as well as for general purposes. However, automation is now being introduced into an even more heavy-duty industry: mining. In fact, mining operations are renown as unsafe and dangerous places, this is why companies have developed ways to get the job done more effectively while enhancing safety. Here are a couple of applications that grabbed our attention in mining automation.

Material handling automation

We often refer to material handling as the act of loading and unloading different parts from one operation to another by using an automated or robotic method. This principle is the same in the mining world. As the main product is rock and the operation that needs to be done …