Robot in Fukushima operation

Robot in Fukushima operation

CHIBA, Japan - A robot ''Quince' is loaded onto a truck at Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on June 20, 2011. The robot jointly developed by Chiba Institute of Technology, Tohoku University and other institutions was being sent to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. Quince is capable of operating in places where rubble is scattered and is believed to be able to measure levels of radiation inside buildings and depths of contaminated water, as well as obtain samples of such water, as it can climb wet and slippery steps.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001160155
  • Registered date
  • 2011/6/20 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2011 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1737 × 1303 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 727.66(KB)*
  • Special instruction

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