RC robot tested to probe tunnel accident

RC robot tested to probe tunnel accident

MITO, Japan - A remote-controlled robot climbs over obstacles inside an experimental tunnel of the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, during a demonstration shown to the press on Jan. 8, 2015.

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  • ILEA001212885
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  • 2015/1/08 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2015 Kyodo News
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  • 2770 × 3854 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 1.46(MB)*
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