BEIJING -- Turning automation to practical and profitable use is a tricky task that can test investors' patience. But, far from urban areas, mines are starting to take up the technology.
Chinese startup Builder X provides teleoperated excavators to tackle worker shortage

China's Builder X is looking to expand its remote operated excavator technology into overseas markets (Photo courtesy of Builder X).
BEIJING -- Turning automation to practical and profitable use is a tricky task that can test investors' patience. But, far from urban areas, mines are starting to take up the technology.