FUKUSHIMA RADIATION LEAK HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR MORE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ROBOTICS
June 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WHILE Japanese engineers have built robots over the years that resemble pets, play football, and mimic human facial expressions, when the Fukushima nuclear plant starting emitting radioactivity after the recent tsunami, Japan had to look overseas for robots to help heal the damaged plant.
This nuclear disaster and the unpreparedness of the Japanese robotics industry in this situation could potentially encourage scientists and engineers worldwide to develop robots dealing with nuclear accidents: Dr Vincent C Müller, research co-ordinator for ...
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