Nature-Inspired Solutions for Sustainable Mining: Applications of NIAs, Swarm Robotics, and Other Biomimicry-Based Technologies

Environmental challenges, high safety risks and operational inefficiencies are some of the issues facing the mining sector. The paper offers an integrated viewpoint to address these issues by combining swarm robotics, nature-inspired algorithms (NIAs) and other biomimicry-based technologies into a s...

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Published in:	Biomimetics
Main Authors:	Joven Tan, Noune Melkoumian, David Harvey, Rini Akmeliawati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Subjects:	biomimicry nature-inspired algorithms swarm robotics mining automation collective intelligence sustainable mining
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/10/3/181

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