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Pit Viper

Epiroc's Pit Viper is a large surface blasthole drill-rig series that has operated autonomously for over a decade (under Epiroc's 6th Sense automation), often…

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Manufacturer
Epiroc
Form factor
construction
Lifecycle
active
Website
epiroc.com ↗

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Overview

Epiroc's Pit Viper is a large surface blasthole drill-rig series that has operated autonomously for over a decade (under Epiroc's 6th Sense automation), often run from off-site control rooms; more than 90 million meters have been drilled autonomously, with ~17% higher utilization in autonomous mode.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Pit Viper.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.epiroc.com/en-us/products/drill-rigs/surface-blasthole-drill-rigs/pv-351

Common questions

What is Pit Viper?
Epiroc's Pit Viper is a large surface blasthole drill-rig series that has operated autonomously for over a decade (under Epiroc's 6th Sense automation), often run from off-site control rooms; more than 90 million meters have been drilled autonomously, with ~17% higher utilization in autonomous mode.
Who makes Pit Viper?
Pit Viper is made by Epiroc, based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2018.
Where is Pit Viper deployed?
No verified deployments of Pit Viper are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Pit Viper safe?
Pit Viper 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: construction

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Pit Viper.

Recent coverage

Pit Viper in third-party press

Epiroc to supply electric mining rigs in Africa - Mining Technology

Mar 23, 2026

What’s new in automated drilling and blasting? - Mining Technology

Apr 10, 2024

Maintaining the Pit Viper is a team effort - Safe To Work

Jan 19, 2023