OUR HISTORY

The technologies that Penguin ASI develops are derived from the Mining Automation Program (MAP). MAP was an undertaking designed to create and implement Telemining Systems based on Dr. Greg Baiden’s (Chairman & CTO of Penguin ASI) vision for the future of applying robotics with the human touch. Dr. Baiden along with a team of academics and specialists generated a proposal for the PRECARN associates, which focused on the teleoperation of an underground mine and the integration of the various components necessary for the project to be successful. MAP became an international consortium that united key academics and professionals to participate in a $28 million, 5 year program that developed several core elements of telerobotics and mine automation. The R & D was conducted at Inco Limited in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada to address two key issues: declining economic value of mines in a developed country, and declining worker productivity. Research and development indicated numerous advantages of the robotic mining technology, and led to Dr. Baiden accepting the position as Canadian Research Chair in Robotics and Automation at Laurentian University. Since then research has grown exponentially and is now being commercialized by Penguin ASI as agreed to by both Laurentian and Penguin. Penguin ASI was initiated in 2001 and opened the doors to the Penguin Research Centre (PRC) in 2006. PRC is located 15 km west of Sudbury in Naughton, Ontario.