# AI and IoT in the Mining Industry | Razor Labs' Michael Zolotov | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2025-05-28
- Length: 19m
- Episode: 376
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/AI-and-IoT-in-the-Mining-Industry--Razor-Labs-Michael-Zolotov--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e33fkp1

## Summary

Michael Zolotov, CTO and co-founder of Razor Labs, explains how their flagship product DataMind AI uses sensor fusion to predict maintenance failures in heavy mining operations. He details the challenge of high-vibration environments causing false alarms in traditional vibration-only systems and describes how combining camera, oil, and vibration data allows for accurate root-cause diagnosis. Zolotov highlights a specific case where they prevented a major mill failure, saving over $100,000 per hour in downtime, and discusses the importance of building trust through transparent AI evidence rather than black-box predictions.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=4) Introduction: Michael Zolotov and Razor Labs
- [1:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=79) Predictive maintenance and the cost of downtime
- [2:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=160) AI sensor fusion and multi-modal diagnosis
- [4:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=251) Pre-training models to avoid customer burden
- [6:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=363) Real-world example: Preventing a major mill failure
- [9:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=573) Vision AI for material analysis and process optimization
- [11:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=692) Hardware challenges in high-vibration mining environments
- [15:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-05-28-ai-and-iot-in-the-mining-industry-razor-labs-michael-zolotov-internet-of-things#t=907) The impact of generative AI on user adoption

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Razor Labs (company)
- DataMind AI (product)
- Glencore (company)
- ChatGPT (other)
- Axon Pulse (company)
- Axon Vision (company)
- Compie Technologies (company)

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- [BONUS: Predictive Maintenance: The Key to Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime (Sponsored by AssetWatch)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
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- [The Power of Generative AI in Predictive Maintenance: A Conversation with Rob Russell from Siemens](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-06-05-the-power-of-generative-ai-in-predictive-maintenance-a-conversation-with-rob-rus) (Over the Air)

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