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ROBOMINERS - Developing a bio-inspired modular robot-miner for difficult to access mineral deposits

Publicated to:Advances In Geosciences. 54 99-108 - 2020-01-01 54(), DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-54-99-2020

Authors: Lopes L; Bodo B; Rossi C; Henley S; Žibret G; Kot-Niewiadomska A; Correia V

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Car UPM-CSIC, Madrid, Spain - Author
European Federation of Geologists, Brussels, Belgium - Author
Geological Survey of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Author
La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies Sl, Isla de La Palma, Canarias, Spain - Author
Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland - Author
Resources Computing International Ltd, Matlock, United Kingdom - Author
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Abstract

Within the ROBOMINERS project an innovative technology for the future exploitation of small and difficult to access mineral deposits is being studied. The project has two main objectives. First, the development of a bioinspired reconfigurable robotic miner prototype, able to navigate, explore and mine selectively with a certain degree of autonomy. The robot-miner will be able to work under different conditions, making the exploitation of many mineral deposits economically feasible, while reducing social and environmental impacts associated with conventional mining methods. The second objective is the creation of a vision of a new mining ecosystem, its function, parts, research roadmaps and visions for years 2030 and 2050, including creation of novel ideas from other sectors, particularly robotics. The robotic ecosystem concept will be tested in representative sites across Europe with simulations, showcasing the different mining environments and conditions where it can be applied. © Author(s) 2020.

Keywords
Economic geologyEuropeExploitationFuture prospectInnovationMineral depositMineral explorationMiningRoboticsTechnological development

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Advances In Geosciences due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Earth and Planetary Sciences (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-07:

  • Scopus: 13
  • OpenCitations: 10
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-07:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 17.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.95.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 6 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Belgium; Poland; Slovenia; United Kingdom.