Even in our digital age, some jobsremain almost as dirty anddangerous as ever. Mining is aprime example - with miners facingrisks ranging from fire to fallingrock and entrapment - but thisindustry is beginning to change.From robotic drills to self-drivingore trucks, automation is bringinga new measure of safety to mines- and boosting the efficiency withwhich we obtain the preciousminerals used to make thetrappings of the modern world,from cars and buildings to ourelectronic devices.
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