Petr Novak, Jan Babjak, Tomas Kot, Wojciech Moczulski and AnnaTimofiejczuk from the Technical University Ostrava in the Czech Republic will be presenting the Telerescuer, a reconnaissance mobile robot for underground coal mines.

Mobile robots can perform reconnaissance of tunnels – provide information about the physical state of walls and ceilings, report damaged places, measure temperatures and concentrations of gases and other dangerous substances.

The mobile robot Telerescuer is equipped with a huge variety of sensors, including a 3D scanning device consisting of a laser range finder mounted on a turning platform providing the third dimension.

Values for variables such as gas concentration and temperature can be easily visualized by colour gradients.

Also today, Ken Mills and Jesse Puller from Strata Control Technology will be presenting on the development of the ANZI strain cell for three dimensional in situ stress determinations in deep exploration boreholes.

Turning to the topical issue of coal miner safety, University of Queensland’s David Cliff will present on managing occupational health in the mining industry.