Autominer

The deployment of these machines triggered massive unemployment and civil unrest. The human workforce, feeling betrayed, organized large-scale union actions and launched attacks against Auto-Miner-operated sites. In a desperate move to prove human worth, their rival, Garrahan Mining, funded the development of the Excavator Power Armor . The Ultimate Contest

Sandvik Mining actually produces a real-world system called AutoMine for unmanned trucks and loaders. AutoMiner

Autonomous units in No Man's Sky or Space Engineers that harvest resources while players explore. The Ultimate Contest Sandvik Mining actually produces a

A high-stakes, heavily advertised contest was held between the two companies to see who could mine the most ore. The Auto-Miner barely secured victory for Hornwright by just 1.87 tons. This loss financially ruined Garrahan Mining, eventually forcing them to fire their own workers and replace them with the very machines they had fought against, leading to further riots. Modern Legacy The Auto-Miner barely secured victory for Hornwright by

Mechanical setups using potions or mods like Create to mine diamonds automatically.

Today, in the post-apocalyptic Appalachian wasteland, these machines still stand—some as rusted husks and others, like , still operational and waiting for repairs during missions like Lode Baring . Beyond the Fallout universe, "AutoMiner" often refers to:

The story of the Auto-Miner is a tale of industrial ambition and human struggle, most notably chronicled in the world of . The Rise of Automation