In the introduction, Dr. Mike McWilliams: Chief, CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, notes that the....
ambitious drive for automation is aimed at solving two fundamental problems that have dogged the exploration and mining industry for decades:
The answer?
Teleoperation, which is defined as "remote control at a distance".
As Dr. McWilliams goes on to describe, Skilled operators can teleoperate more than one machine while remaining in a quiet environment. A future miner might well work in a comfortable office in street clothes instead of underground in coveralls, steelcapped boots and a hard hat.
And a skilled operator teleoperating multiple machines eliminates how many coveralled workers?
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ambitious drive for automation is aimed at solving two fundamental problems that have dogged the exploration and mining industry for decades:
- How to remove people from hazardous and inhospitable working environments
- How to increase efficiency, productivity and profitability in mining.
The answer?
Teleoperation, which is defined as "remote control at a distance".
And a skilled operator teleoperating multiple machines eliminates how many coveralled workers?
Related posts:
Mining robotics. (3/7/2013)
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