MINING

A virtual reality future could spell the end of FIFO work

Munira Rajkotwalla takes a look at a new wave of VR/AR projects changing core mining operations

RoXploror is a fully immersive VR digital twin for drilling operations. Photo: University of South Australia

RoXploror is a fully immersive VR digital twin for drilling operations. Photo: University of South Australia

A wave of virtual reality (VR) and robotics is set to reshape mining, potentially leading to the phasing out of the fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) work model within the next few decades, researchers at the University...

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