World's largest robot delivers first consignment of iron ore
World's largest robot is expected to dramatically increase "safety and productivity."
AUSTRALIA (Web Desk) - An autonomous train carrying 28,000 tons of iron ore has completed its maidan delivery in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, travelling over 280 kilometers from a mine in Tom Price to the Port of Cape Lambert.
Developed by mining giant Rio Tinto, the AutoHaul is controlled 1500 kilometers away at the company s Operations Centre in Perth.
The on-board computers and the computers at the Operations Centre take over and it makes its own decisions, principal engineer on the AutoHaul Lido Costa explained on Friday.
As the world s largest robot, the technology is expected to dramatically increase "safety and productivity."
According to Lido, a manual train will stop around three times on the journey from the mine to the port.
In total these breaks add up to around one hour of lost production.
