at this testing center in santiago de chile robots made by german company kuka are being put through their paces they're designed to carry out clearing work in mines fast and autonomous lee humans once had to clear the rubble after a blast with shovels slow and dangerous work. the mining robots have attracted a lot of interest in chile and the broad. the head of the parent company doesn't believe that investors will be put off by the current protests in the country he says investments in the mining sector tend to be long term. as you just did it and it will ripple korea will through history but at the moment we're in the phase of uncertainty. but as a country we have a tradition that shows that we overcome crises. in the world knows that were reputable serious country that is currently in a process of transformation. but many economists are more skeptical they say it's hard to predict how long the protests will continue. to look good for foreign investors already have less confidence in chile and we can already observe some capital flight from the country go. even in the office distr