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Robots, deep sea worms: The future of mining?

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Global mining innovation, which has been treading water for about half a century, could be about to break out as it looks to robots and giant ocean bed worms for inspiration, according to mine technology experts.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=yZPYlK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=yZPYlK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=VVSORk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=VVSORk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?a=E2aark"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/smallBusinessNews?i=E2aark" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/smallBusinessNews/~4/376343948" height="1" width="1"/>