CategoryMining robots
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Key facts
Founded
CEO
Product
Public
Robotics
Patents
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stefan Widing ceosince 2022-02-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sandvik.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (2)
Operator customers (1)
- Sandvik2 deployments
Recent coverage
Sandvik in third-party press
Sandvik (SAND) Collaborates With Rio Tinto (RIO) to Integrate Autonomous Drilling Systems - Yahoo Finance
Sandvik, Rio Tinto partner to advance autonomous open-pit drilling - Mining.com
Rio Tinto and Sandvik’s Autonomous Drilling Partnership Explained - Discovery Alert
Peer companies
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Epiroc2 models
- ASI Mining1 model
- Hexagon Mining1 model
- Hitachi Construction Machinery1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
AutoMine at Kamloops
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2020
AutoMine at Mount Isa
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Sandvik?
- Sandvik is a Swedish engineering company developing autonomous mining equipment, rock drilling robots, and automated manufacturing systems for the mining and construction industries. (STO: SAND)
- What does Sandvik make?
- Sandvik has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AutoMine (Sandvik builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Sandvik?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sandvik building in the same form factors include BelAZ, Caterpillar Mining, Epiroc, ASI Mining.
- Who is the CEO of Sandvik?
- Stefan Widing is the ceo of Sandvik, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Sandvik headquartered?
- Sandvik is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Where does Sandvik operate robots?
- Sandvik operates 2 verified deployments, including at Kamloops, Mount Isa.
- Is Sandvik a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sandvik ranks in roughly the top 43% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Sandvik founded?
- Sandvik was founded in 1862.
- Is Sandvik safe?
- Sandvik has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Sandvik.Peer companies
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Epiroc2 models
- ASI Mining1 model
- Hexagon Mining1 model
- Hitachi Construction Machinery1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sandvik from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Sandvik (SAND) Collaborates With Rio Tinto (RIO) to Integrate Autonomous Drilling Systems - Yahoo Finance
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Sandvik, Rio Tinto partner to advance autonomous open-pit drilling - Mining.com
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Rio Tinto and Sandvik’s Autonomous Drilling Partnership Explained - Discovery Alert
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Sandvik, Rio Tinto to develop autonomous drill rigs - Australia's Mining Monthly
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Sandvik, Rio Tinto partner to advance autonomous open-pit drilling - Global Mining Review
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Rio and Sandvik partner for drill advancement - Australian Mining
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Rio–Sandvik drill partnership: autonomy and planning takeaways for engineers - Geomechanics.io
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Sandvik and Rio Tinto’s Autonomous Open-Pit Drilling Collaboration Explained - Discovery Alert
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Sandvik, Rio Tinto team up on open‑pit autonomous drilling - Mining.com
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Sandvik and Rio Tinto Autonomous Drilling Partnership: i-Series Rigs Integration - News and Statistics - IndexBox
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Rio Tinto and Sandvik to develop autonomous rigs for Pilbara - Mining Magazine
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Sandvik and Rio Tinto team up for autonomous drilling - Mining Technology
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/sandvik.md
- RSS feed: /companies/sandvik/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a99172a1-7de1-464d-b45c-bd38f5dfccf3
- Revision history: /companies/sandvik/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Epiroc2 models
- ASI Mining1 model
- Hexagon Mining1 model
- Hitachi Construction Machinery1 model
Reality vs attention
Sandvik draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the 61st percentile among mining robots. Hype Gap +11.1, 4th widest among mining robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026