This article presents a review of the current status of automation in the mining industry using mainly Australian examples and outlines a possible future trajectory for the technology. Automation in various guises has been around for centuries. It was in the industrial sector in the 20th century, however, when automation was vigorously adopted. With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the mining industry is adapting and adopting many of the technologies and processes that have been developed by the industrial sector. The adoption of automation has been greatly facilitated by the collaboration between academia and industry.

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采矿自动化的现状和未来：概述

本文主要使用澳大利亚的例子回顾了采矿业自动化的现状，并概述了该技术的未来发展轨迹。各种形式的自动化已经存在了几个世纪。然而，它是在 20 世纪的工业部门，当时自动化被大力采用。随着第四次工业革命的到来，采矿业正在适应和采用工业部门开发的许多技术和流程。学术界和工业界之间的合作极大地促进了自动化的采用。