Hitachi's robot for Fukushima plant

Hitachi's robot for Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - The Hitachi Ltd. group unveils Astaco-SoRa at the company's plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2012. The relatively small, remote controlled, two-armed robot was designed to clear out, or transport things into, a highly irradiated area and will be promoted for use at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001177602
  • Registered date
  • 2012/12/07 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2012 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3442 × 2783 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.34(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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