Abstract
While autonomous drones in an underground mine might sound like science fiction, they're becoming more prevalent as a way to prevent accidents and increase efficiency in operations. In this presentation, Exyn Technologies -- a pioneer in autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied environments -- will introduce some current uses for autonomous drones underground, including case studies from cavity monitoring flights at Vale and Dundee Precious Metals. They will also be exploring future applications of autonomous aerial and ground based vehicles in mining including their implications for health & safety, relaying information throughout a mine and to the surface, ground and aerial drone cooperation, and the future potential of autonomous aerial drone swarms.
Biography of the presenter
Raffi Jabrayan is the Director, Markets and Industries for Exyn Technologies. He oversees the expansion of the business internationally in the mining sector, as well as penetration into other industries. A large part of his role at Exyn is to help miners leverage the data produced by Exyn's autonomous aerial robots to streamline underground inspections, enhance operational efficiency and reduce risk.
Until recently, Raffi managed digital and technology innovation projects for Dundee Precious Metals and was intimately involved with operationalizing new technologies into Dundee’s workflow. Raffi oversaw the scouting, due diligence, implementation and post integration assessment of Dundee’s digital and technology projects.
Raffi is a seasoned mining professional with practical experience at both the plant and corporate level in various capacities, and has recently completed the Digital Business Strategy Program at MIT Sloan as well as Driving Strategic Impact from Columbia Business School.
