Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua
Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s work safety boss dreams of ‘robots’ replacing miners to cut pit deaths

Yang Dongliang says the government is pushing mines to introduce robotic mining equipment to reduce accidents

Topic |   China Parliamentary Sessions 2015
Stephen Chen
Stephen Chen

Updated: 5:49pm, 11 Mar, 2015

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Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua
Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Yang Dongliang, told reporters bigger mines were already making the switch to robotic coal-cutting machinery. Photo: Xinhua
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