TECHNOLOGY

Chinese robot-staffed coal mine passes inspection

“Patrol robots” and auxiliary intelligent equipment are used to reduce the number of workers

 A patrol robot works on a longwall mining face in the Daliuta Coal Mine

A patrol robot works on a longwall mining face in the Daliuta Coal Mine

Chinese state-owned miner Shendong Coal has praised the progress of an "intelligent mine" trial using robotics and 5G at its Daliuta Coal Mine in Shaanxi Province.3 Shendong Coal said this week that...

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