Automation for Mining Applications Automated Inspection Using Machine Vision Collaborative Robots, Human-Friendly Robots and Real-time Collision Avoidance Fault Detection for Mechanical Systems Grasp Planning for Grippers and Robotic Hands Position Controlled Servo Pneumatic Actuators Vision Guided Assembly (AKA Fixtureless Assembly) Multiple Degrees-of-Freedom Servo Grippers Programmable Fixtures Advanced Control Systems