New robot for work at Fukushima complex

New robot for work at Fukushima complex

CHIBA, Japan - A robot dedicated for work at nuclear plants climbs up the stairs carrying a 60-kilogram weight at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on July 12, 2012. The school unveiled the state-of-the-art robot nicknamed "Rosemary," which is designed to perform tasks inside the highly contaminated reactor buildings at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant possibly from August.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001171536
  • Registered date
  • 2012/7/12 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2012 Kyodo News
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  • 1353 × 1716 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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