en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 15, 2026, at the "AI+" Action International Cooperation Forum of the 7th Multinational Corporations Leaders Qingdao Summit held in Qingdao, Shandong, China, Zhang Zhengtao, a specially appointed core researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed that the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with China University of Mining and Technology and other institutions, has established the industry's first joint research center for mine embodied intelligent robots in Zhaoyuan, Shandong. The center achieved a world-first breakthrough in underground 2,000-meter operational sites, realizing "integrated drilling, charging, and blasting; continuous shoveling, loading, and transportation; and unmanned on-site operations."
Founded in 1956, the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is a comprehensive automation research institution under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with leading positions in fields such as computer vision and intelligent robot systems. China University of Mining and Technology is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, with significant advantages in disciplines such as mining engineering and safety science and engineering. The establishment of this research center marks the transition of embodied intelligent technology from the laboratory to actual operational sites in the extreme industrial scenario of mines. Zhang Zhengtao is also the founder and chairman of Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. (Lingbao CASBOT). The company has previously entered into strategic cooperation with Shandong Zhaojin Group and Shandong Zhongkuang Group, establishing a joint venture, Zhongke Shenkuang Embodied Intelligent Robot (Yantai) Co., Ltd., focusing on mine underground embodied intelligent robots and comprehensive mine safety patrol robots.
Embodied intelligence refers to the technological direction of endowing physical entities with artificial intelligence, enabling them to perceive, learn, and act through interaction with the environment. In mine scenarios, the complex underground working environment and high safety risks impose extremely high demands on robots' environmental perception, autonomous decision-making, and precise operation capabilities. The breakthrough achieved by this research center—"integrated drilling, charging, and blasting; continuous shoveling, loading, and transportation; and unmanned on-site operations"—covers the entire mining process from drilling, charging, and blasting to shoveling, loading, and transportation. According to Zhang Zhengtao, this achievement will be promoted and released to the entire industry in the future.
The establishment of this research center in Zhaoyuan represents significant progress in the transition of embodied intelligent robots from the laboratory to practical application in extreme industrial scenarios, providing new technological pathways and practical examples for the intelligent construction of mines.
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