LoopX takes leap forward with Cementation collaboration
Leading mining contractor & mining services company Cementation Americas & #miningautonomy focused start-up LoopX recently announced that they are joining forces to significantly enhance dynamic safety at mining project sites.
LoopX is a technology company focused on advancing mining safety and efficiency through #interoperable #autonomy, which has developed a pioneering #collisionawareness system. This system leverages a blend of #intelligentsensors and data points derived from generative #artificialintelligence which the company believes is a game-changer in the field. It excels at identifying safety hazards and operational inefficiencies before they happen.
The companies are jointly trialing this comprehensive safety solution through rigorous testing at various Canadian project sites. Cementation says the testing regime will include a suite of user-driven units, integration, automation, functional, visual, performance, compatibility, accessibility, software & programmatic tests to enhance & refine product development and usability.
LoopX’s use of a combination of camera and LiDAR technology as the system’s backbone means that it can be universally applied to any piece of equipment, regardless of size, scope, make, or model. Cementation says this versatility ensures that the solution can meet the unique safety needs of any mining operation and is particularly appealing, given that its teams work on diverse project sites and challenging conditions around the globe.
Patrick Hudd, Cementation Canada Corporate Manager – International & Marketing told International Mining: “We are currently testing the #LoopX technology on multiple equipment units including several haul trucks, scoops & a personnel carrier. This includes a Caterpillar R1600 scoop that recently made its way to a project site. We are also using the system on other equipment at a different development project as we expand its use.”
To coincide with this development, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore spoke to LoopX Founder and CEO, Chao Yu, PhD. Yu commented: “We use a variety of #proximity and #detection sensors just as other players do – but we are adding our AI model to process the data. With our sensors we combine infra-red cameras with highly reliable solid stage #LiDAR and accurate IMU sensors. Our system allows to the driver to hear & see what is happening but also understand what is happening. So I would say the level of the #systemintelligence is a big differentiator for us.”
Yu says LoopX developed the #AI model in-house, using state of the art machine learning & computer vision algorithms. Most of the LoopX team formerly worked in the automotive autonomy sector so have brought a lot of experience from an industry that is much further ahead. He adds that what is also unique is how the AI model is trained in terms of its adaptability & reliability for the underground mining sector.
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