From the description: Using his knowledge and experience, he hopes to make legged/humanoid robots more capable of operating in rough and uncertain environments. (Such as mines?)
Mining Robotics. Anglo American to Develop Robotic Technology. (Wealth Daily, 1/11/2013)
Excerpt: The Technology Development Group of London miner Anglo American (LON: AAL) and Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have reached a five-year agreement to explore and develop robotic technologies for mining applications.
CMU’s National Robotics Engineering Center and Field Robotics Center, both part of the Robotics Institute, will design, construct, and test-drive various robotic mining systems alongside Anglo American.
Some possible applications:
- Robotic mining equipment
- Mine mapping systems
- Automated inspection technologies
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