Registry/Mining robots
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Mining robots
DEPLOY tracks 17 makers (including ATOMS, SafeAI, and ASI Mining), 18 models, and 37 deployments on the record, most recently Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine. Autonomous haulage, drilling, and loading systems for surface and underground mining.
Mining autonomy is the most mature fleet category in physical AI: Komatsu FrontRunner and Caterpillar MineStar have run driverless haul trucks at named mines for over a decade, moving billions of tonnes with multi-year safety records. DEPLOY tracks autonomous haulage systems (Komatsu, Caterpillar, Liebherr, ASI Mining, BelAZ), autonomous blasthole drills, and underground loaders by named-mine deployment and operator. This is an all-verification category: the claims carry decade-long operating records, so the verified-vs-claimed asymmetry runs toward proof rather than promise.
Companies (17)
View all →Featured by funding.
- ATOMS
Los Angeles, CA · $1.7B
- SafeAI
Sunnyvale, CA · $26M
- ASI Mining
Mendon, Utah, United States
- Anglo American
London, UK
- BHP Group
Melbourne, Australia
- BelAZ
Zhodino, Belarus
- Caterpillar Mining
Irving, Texas, USA
- Epiroc
Stockholm, Sweden
- Fortescue Metals Group
Perth, Australia
- Hexagon Mining
Tucson, AZ, USA
- Hitachi Construction Machinery
Tokyo, Japan
- Komatsu Mining
Tokyo, Japan
Models (18)
View all →- Cat MineStar Command for Haulingby Caterpillar Miningproduction
- FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage Systemby Komatsu Miningproduction
- Pit Viperby Epirocproduction
- Anglo American Autonomous Mineby Anglo Americancommercial
- AutoMineby Sandvikcommercial
- Autona / earthby Volvo Autonomous Solutionscommercial
- Autonomous Haulage System (AHS)by Hitachi Construction Machinerycommercial
- BHP Autonomous Drillby BHP Groupcommercial
- Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA)by Epiroccommercial
- Fortescue Autonomous Truckby Fortescue Metals Groupcommercial
- Mobius for Miningby ASI Miningcommercial
- Pronto AHSby ATOMScommercial
Verified deployments (37)
View all →- Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mineby Epirocoperational2025-10-24
- Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Tarrawonga Mine, NSW, Australiaby Hexagon Miningoperational2025-07-24
- Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Pinto Valley Mine, Arizona, USAby Hexagon Miningoperational2025-06-03
- Pronto AHS at Lake Bridgeport, Texas, USAby Prontooperational2025-06-01
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Luck Stone Bull Run Plantby Caterpillar Miningoperational2024-11-01
- AutoMine at Kamloopsby Sandvikoperational2024-11-01
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Chantilly, Virginia, USAby Caterpillar Miningoperational2024-11-01
- AutoMine at El Tenienteby Sandvikoperational2024-10-01
- Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Mansourah-Massarah, Saudi Arabiaby Hexagon Miningoperational2024-01-15
- Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Brazilby Hexagon Miningpilot2024-01-01
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Santiago, Chileby Caterpillar Miningoperational2024-01-01
- FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Chileby Komatsu Miningoperational2023-11-01
Regulations (35)
View all →- Oakland, California adopts a 45-day urgency moratorium on approvals for new data centers (File 27-0050)Oakland · permit
- San Francisco adopts a 45-day citywide interim zoning moratorium on new and expanded data centers (File 261021)San Francisco · permit
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland enacts a temporary moratorium on new data center development through January 31, 2028 (Bill 63-26)Anne Arundel · permit
- NRC issues TVA Clinch River Unit 1 BWRX-300 construction permit (first U.S. commercial SMR CP for design; 14-month review)Oak Ridge · permit
- Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates data center developments over TWDB water-use survey complianceTexas · operational restriction
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a 12-month data center expansion moratoriumChicago · operational restriction
- Maryland Data Center Accountability Task Force EO (25 MW+ / Large Load; Aligned/Conditionally Aligned/Not Aligned; not a statewide moratorium)Maryland · operational restriction
- Texas Governor directs TCEQ to halt all permits sought by data centers until the ERCOT audit is completeTexas · permit
- Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projectsVirginia · other
- U.S. House passes Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340) 417-3; Senate consideration pendingUnited States · other
- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- Kittitas County, WA: emergency six-month moratorium on data center applicationsKittitas County, Washington · operational restriction
Incidents (3)
- Autonomous Cat truck hit excavator at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella mine after communications losscollision · 2023-08-01
- US Treasury OFAC designates BelAZ and CEO Sergei Nikiforovich to SDN listregulatory_action · 2023-03-24
- Hitachi CM Australia worker suffered compound leg fracture during EH4000 dump truck maintenance at Tarrawonga Mineinjury · 2022-11-13
Mining robots on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many mining robots are deployed?
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY has 37 verified mining robots deployments on record, most recently Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make mining robots?
DEPLOY tracks 17 verified mining robots makers, including ATOMS, SafeAI, ASI Mining, Anglo American, BHP Group, and BelAZ, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
Have there been safety incidents involving mining robots?
DEPLOY records 3 verified incidents involving mining robots, each individually sourced and dated. See the incidents section on this page.
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