A new snake-like inspection robot has been trialed at the Dounreay site in Scotland, UK, to survey confined spaces. A team from Dounreay – the UK’s centre for experimental fast breeder research and development from 1954 until 1994 – has been working with the University of Nottingham to develop a simple, inexpensive and potentially disposable robot that could access severely restricted areas that could not be reached by workers. Fitted with a camera, lights and finger dosemeters to detect radiation, … read more »
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