In Photos: Factory unveils 'muscle robots' for Fukushima nuke plant
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A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. A device resembling a game console controller is used to manipulate the robot. (Mainichi) -
A "tank" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. Its envisioned use is for scraping melted nuclear fuel. (Mainichi) -
A "tank" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. It is likely to be used for cutting steel pipes, among other functions. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot developed for use inside the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. It can be used even under water. (Mainichi) -
A worker operates a robot as though the machine has been deployed inside a reactor containment vessel, at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot handles delicate work at a factory in Hiroshima, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot handles delicate work at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
A "spider" robot handles delicate work at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
"Muscle robots" developed for use on the upper parts of containment vessels at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) -
"Muscle robots" developed for use on the upper parts of containment vessels at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are unveiled to the Mainichi Shimbun at a factory in Hiroshima on Feb. 28, 2017. (Mainichi)
