Beyond Zero Harm: Autonomous Systems and the Future of Mine Rescue and Safety

06 May 2026
Tech Innovation Stream , Panel Discussion

Mining’s pursuit of zero harm has reached an inflection point. This session brings together two organisations spanning Australia’s innovation pipeline, from CSIRO’s world-leading AI vision and robotics research to SAPHI’s commercial deployment of AI safety systems on active mine sites.

Together they confront the strategic question: why does life-saving technology still take years to reach operational settings, and what must change to accelerate zero-entry safety at scale? A mining company customer will join to share their deployment experience firsthand.

Identify the highest-risk manual tasks at your operation and evaluate whether autonomous safety systems could reduce or eliminate human exposure within 12 months.

Speakers
Dr Chad Hargrave PhD MAusIMM
Dr Chad Hargrave PhD MAusIMM, Research Group Leader, Mining Technologies - CSIRO
Liam Manning AAusIMM
Liam Manning AAusIMM, CCO & Co-founder - SAPHI
Lochy Jones
Lochy Jones, Global Transport Safety - Orica