Robots in Mining Applications

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Robots in Mining
Applications

Abstract
 The articles :“A Robotic System for Underground Coal Mining”,
“Mining the Seafloor with Robots ”, “Mine Rescue Robot System
– A Review” and “Scope and challenges for robotics in Mining
Engineering Applications” describe the application of robots in
mining operations.

Introduction
 Robotics is the branch of science, specifically engineering which
includes an amalgamation of different other branches i.e.
electrical, computer science, mechanical, etc.
 A robot is a man-made structure which is designed and
constructed for aiding human activities which require more efforts.
 These comprise of instilled computer systems with respective
sensory feedback pathways that help in processing information in
a better manner.

Underwater mining robots
(Underwater with Robots: 2 of
4. 2008)
(Explore Papua New Guinea, Deep
Sea and more!. 2017)

Literature Review
 According to Atmanand and Ramadass (2017), underground mining
operations have been full of risk and threats to the human life.
 The introduction of robotic systems in these kinds of operations has
caused certain type of security system and safeguarding for the
miners or workers.
 Reddy Kalyan and Murthy, Ch., (2015) identified that there are some
components of mining which are not accessible by manual labour.

Continued...
 Automated machines are completely programmed and designed for a
particular purpose with repetitive operations.
 Sea mining is also a risk oriented task that requires lot of monitoring
and precautionary measures for successfully extracting the elements
and composites (Boillot, Dhoutaut and Bourgeois, 2014).
 According to Dunn, Reid and Ralston, (2015), the loss of artificial
individuals is not burdening as compared to the massive deaths which
are caused in mining accidents.

Continued...
 In the article “A Robotic System for Underground Coal Mining”,
the entire mining process for coal mining has been devised with
reference to the robotic systems.
 All these evaluations and findings have depicted that with use of
robots in the working of industries, there is a great threat to the
unskilled labour.
 According to (Boillot, Dhoutaut and Bourgeois, 2014), the
requirements of human operator are reduced when it comes to
automation.

Land mining robots
(Kaur, 2014)(Andrado, 2015)

Conclusion
 Furthermore, it is stated that the underground mining expeditions
and sea-floor mining activities are heavily facilitated through the
use of remotely operated vehicles and robots.
 The entire process is initiated and completed by one machine as
compared to the use of various equipments.
 Hence, there have to be certain strategic formulations which can
reduce this threat and help in successful utilisation of robotics
benefits.

References
 Books and Journals
 Strong, A. I., 2016. Applications of Artificial Intelligence & Associated
Technologies. Science [ETEBMS-2016]. 5. p.6.
 Online
 Emmet Cole. 2012. Mining the Seafloor with Robots. [Online]. Available
Through:<http://www.iaarc.org/news/a_news_2012_09_11.pdf>. [Accessed on
9th May, 2017].