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This paper describes the development of a tele-robotic rock breaker deployed at a mine over 1000kms from the remote operations centre. This distance introduces a number of technical and cognitive challenges to the design of the system, which have been addressed with the development of shared autonomy in the control system and a mixed reality user interface. A number of trials were conducted, culminating in a production field trial, which demonstrated that the system is safe, productive (sometimes faster) and integrates seamlessly with mine operations.
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Duff, E., Caris, C., Bonchis, A., Taylor, K., Gunn, C., Adcock, M. (2010). The Development of a Telerobotic Rock Breaker. In: Howard, A., Iagnemma, K., Kelly, A. (eds) Field and Service Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13408-1_37
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