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Anglo American, CMU collaborate on robotics development to improve safety

16th January 2013

  

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miner Anglo American has signed a five-year agreement with US-based Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop automated technologies that would improve safety in the mining industry.

Anglo American said the partnership was aimed at significantly reducing the hazards of underground mining, while enhancing productivity and efficiency levels.

Applications such as robotic mining equipment, mine mapping and automated inspections would be explored as part of the agreement. The innovations would enable operations to reach mineral deposits that cannot be economically extracted using existing methods and mine layouts.

Anglo American’s Technology Development Group and CMU’s Robotics Institute, through its National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) and Field Robotics Center, is to design, build and deploy mining robots, robotic tools and autonomous technologies.

Anglo American technology group head David Bentley noted that the agreement was in line with the company’s overall strategy relating to safety, technology and innovation.

“Ultimately, automating the most difficult, costly and dangerous mining activities will help create far more sustainable and safe working conditions for all underground operators working in the mining industry and will also increase the productivity and efficiency of Anglo American’s operations,” he said.

NREC director Tony Stentz stated that the agreement would significantly benefit the mining industry.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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