Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

CHIBA, Japan - Specially appointed Chiba University professor Kenzo Nonami poses with a prototype flying vehicle in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 24, 2014. Nonami is developing the multicopter to probe inside highly radiated buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

CHIBA, Japan - Specially appointed Chiba University professor Kenzo Nonami holds a prototype flying vehicle in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 24, 2014. Nonami is developing the multicopter to probe inside highly radiated buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Aerial vehicle developed for post-disaster rescue work

Aerial vehicle developed for post-disaster rescue work

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yutaka Goda displays a multicopter (front) developed for use in post-disaster rescue work in Kan-onji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, in this file photo taken on Dec. 19, 2014.

Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

Mini copter eyed to probe crippled Fukushima reactors

CHIBA, Japan - Specially appointed Chiba University professor Kenzo Nonami holds a prototype flying vehicle in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 24, 2014. Nonami is developing the multicopter to probe inside highly radiated buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

Aerial vehicle developed for post-disaster rescue work

Aerial vehicle developed for post-disaster rescue work

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yutaka Goda displays a multicopter (front) developed for use in post-disaster rescue work in Kan-onji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, in this file photo taken on Dec. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)