Concept Crawler Robot for Plant Inspection

Concept Crawler Robot for Plant Inspection

Nine robot-related companies in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, havebegun development of a new plant inspection crawler-type robot. With the help of a 15 million yen subsidy from Fukushima Prefecture to strengthen the robot industry infrastructure, they began designing the robot in June and will complete a prototype in December. The goal is to complete the robot in 2008 and introduce it to plants and disaster response organizations in 2009. Takawa Seimitsu, Sakae Seisakusho, Takeru Software, Winding Fukushima, Kikuchi Seisakusho Minamisoma Plant, YUBITOMA, Hanazawa Giken, Kousakusho, and Shinko, all based in Minamisoma City, are participating in the development. 9 companies are members of the Minamisoma Robot Industry Council established by Fukushima Prefecture's third sector, Dream Support Minamisoma. . = April 24, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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  • ILEA000687733
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  • 2019/4/24 00:00:00
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  • THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN / Kyodo News Images
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