CSIRO's Data61 has opened its Robotics Innovation Centre in Queensland, dedicated to advance the robotics and autonomous systems industry that could be worth $23 billion by 2025.
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Airobotics secures approval for remote Australian drone operation
Airobotics has become the first company to receive approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for operation of automated multi-rotor drones at sites in Australia without the need for an aircrew.
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Drone company Airobotics takes flight
Automated drone developer Airobotics has secured several key milestones in the past year. Australian Mining catches up with the company to see what’s next.
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CSIRO spin out moves closer to underground drone development
Autonomous drone startup Emesent has raised $3.5 million for its Hovermap system for underground mining.
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Airobotics pushes funding past $US100m
Drone company Airobotics has raised $US30 million ($42.2 million) in its latest funding round to push its total capital to $US101 million.
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QGC makes Surat Basin drone deal with Boeing co. Insitu
QGC has made a deal with unmanned systems provider Insitu Pacific to supply remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for the former's Queensland operations.
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UNSW develops autonomous 3D mapping drone
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have created an autonomous 3D mapping drone that reduces map surveying times.
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Scanning from the skies
Unmanned Aerial vehicles, more commonly known as drones, are becoming a key tool in stockpile survey and other areas, improving the safety and productivity of iron ore operations in WA.
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Rio Tinto increases use of drones
Yesterday Rio Tinto aviation specialist Kevan Reeve spoke at the Perth SGS Symposium on the company’s use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in operations.
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New eye-in-the-sky to combat illegal mining in Peru
Peru has taken the battle against illegal mining into outer-space, using their French-built Astrosat-300 to carry out surveillance across the country.
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A revolution revolt? The next stages of mining automation
Automation is an inescapable part of mining's future, but what role will it really play?
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Robot planes may map and monitor mines
Drone aircraft, similar to those used in Afghanistan, could be used in Gladstone and Mackay to map and monitor mines in Queensland.
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