Engineering intelligent machines for safer, smarter and more efficient mining operations. Microbots develops and manufactures purpose-built robotic systems for mining inspection, exploration and future operational support.
We build machines for the places humans shouldn't have to enter.
Microbots is a robotics R&D, manufacturing and industrial solutions company focused exclusively on the mining industry.
We combine mechanical engineering, electronics, robotics, industrial systems, sensor integration and manufacturing to develop machines capable of operating in demanding mining environments.
Understand the mining problem first.
Engineer the robot around it.
Every product begins with a real mining problem.
Robotics should reduce unnecessary human exposure to hazardous environments.
We prioritize reliability, serviceability and field performance.
Our platforms are designed to evolve across mining applications.
A robot is valuable only when it works outside the laboratory.
Personnel may need to enter areas with physical and operational risks.
Dust, rocks, slopes, tunnels and restricted spaces make inspection difficult.
Critical infrastructure requires frequent inspection and monitoring.
Large and complex mining sites make consistent inspection challenging.
Equipment failures and infrastructure problems can create significant operational losses.
Manual inspections can produce inconsistent records and limited historical data.
The challenge isn't simply collecting more data. It's collecting the right data from the right place, safely and consistently.
Microbots develops modular mining robots capable of entering challenging environments and collecting detailed inspection data.
Rugged mobility designed for mining environments.
High-resolution vision, LiDAR, spatial, acoustic and environmental sensing.
Systematic collection of mining asset and environmental information.
High-quality visual and spatial inspection data.
Mining teams receive useful inspection information while reducing unnecessary human exposure.
General-purpose mining inspection robot. Our first robotic platform is being developed to remotely inspect difficult mining environments and collect high-quality visual, spatial and environmental data.
Future platforms extending the mining robotics portfolio. Not currently in production.
A specialized rugged robotic platform designed for underground mining environments, including tunnels, drives, infrastructure and difficult-access areas.
A specialized mining robot designed to inspect conveyor belts, rollers, supports, transfer points and associated infrastructure.
A future robotic platform designed to automate parts of geological exploration and sample collection.
A future humanoid platform designed for inspection and physical tasks in mining environments built around human-scale infrastructure.
First mining inspection robot. Focus: mobility, sensors, ruggedization, remote operation.
Field validation and specialized mining configurations.
Underground mining robotics.
Conveyor inspection platform.
Autonomous exploration and geological sampling.
Humanoid mining operations.
One platform. Multiple mining applications. A growing portfolio of specialized mining machines.
Microbots can deploy robotic systems as an operational service instead of requiring every customer to purchase and maintain a robotic system.
Deployment-ready robotic system.
Deployed to the operating environment.
Structured visual and spatial records.
Delivered for operational decisions.
Microbots is working on a robotic inspection approach for Grape, focused on large-scale area inspection across approximately 1,000 acres.
Inspecting a large mining area manually requires significant time, manpower and coordination.
Develop a robotic inspection system capable of systematically covering defined areas while collecting structured visual and spatial information.
More coverage. More consistent data. Less unnecessary human exposure.
Prototype trials, sensor calibration and build footage from the RoboInspect X™ development program.
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Our goal is not to build robots for demonstration.
Our goal is to build machines that perform useful work in real mines.
Focus entirely on RoboInspect X™.
Complete the first engineering prototype.
Validate mobility in representative mining terrain.
Validate sensor and inspection payloads.
Conduct controlled field trials.
Develop the first commercial-ready configuration.
Establish pilot deployments with mining partners.
Can a robot reliably perform useful inspection work in a real mine? We intend to prove it.
Microbots envisions a future where mining operations can deploy specialized robotic machines for tasks that are dangerous, repetitive, remote, data-intensive and physically demanding. From inspection to exploration and operational support, our long-term vision is to build a portfolio of specialized mining robots working alongside human teams.
We start with the mining problem. Then we engineer the machine.
We concentrate our development on one demanding industry.
We design, integrate and manufacture our robotic systems.
Our platforms can evolve as mining requirements change.
Our development is guided by real operating environments.
Products can eventually be deployed through direct sales, industrial solutions and Robotics-as-a-Service.
Are you a mining company, industrial partner, research institution, technology provider or investor interested in mining robotics? Let's explore what robotics can do for your operation.
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