Automated mining involves the removal of human labor from the mining process. The mining industry is in the transition towards automation. It can still require a large amount of human capital, particu
NASA has made various robotic devices to aid, augment, or substitute for astronauts in order to do difficult or rote tasks such as repairs in dangerous environments, routine procedures, etc.
Automated mining
…the automation scene at lower, more inexpensive levels such as remote control. Examples of autonomous mining equipment NASA's autonomous mining robot RASSOR Mine of the future Rio Tinto Group embarked on their Mine of the Future initiative in 2008. From a control center in Perth, Rio Tinto employees operate…