TECHNOLOGY

Leopard evolves

NO THIS is not a horror story about big cats already perfectly adapted to killing bipedal primates, which humans essentially are, getting even better at that task. Rather it is about a far more beneficial type of evolution to another kind of Leopard.

 A Leopard is evolving.

A Leopard is evolving.

Sandvik's Leopard D1650i down-the-hole drill rig was already on the automation path. It has started to evolve the rig's existing on-board automated drilling cycle to enable full autonomous fleet operation...

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