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Monirobo robots used to monitor radiation in Fukushima

By Damir Beciri
4 Comments20 March 2011

fukushima-japan-nuclear-flag-robaidAfter the 9.0 earthquake and the devastating tsunami that struck off the coast of Honshu Island, the cooling systems of three reactor units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant became severely damaged. Although Japan is well known for their share in robot development, there are no robots built to deal with nuclear disasters and… »