In the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, Epiroc have announced that the world's first fully autonomous SmartROC D65 drill rig is now in production, marking an important milestone for surface drilling in open-pit mining and quarrying. At the push of a button, it is now possible to complete entire drill patterns autonomously, say Epiroc, which will not only remove the operator from potentially hazardous benches in a mine or quarry, but will also allow them carry out other tasks while the rig is drilling.
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