Toshiba readies scorpion-like robot for Fukushima nuclear plant
In the ongoing battle to clean up Japan's crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Toshiba is deploying a novel robot that's a bit like a scorpion.
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Transforming robot gets stuck in Fukushima nuclear reactor
The ability to change shape hasn't saved a robot probe from getting stuck inside a crippled Japanese nuclear reactor.
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Transforming robot probes Fukushima reactor vessel
Tokyo Electric Power on Friday sent a robot where no machine has gone before -- inside the highly radioactive heart of a reactor at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
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Sony spinoff uses robot dog's brain to monitor home electricity
What happens to robots when they die? If you're Sony's defunct robot dog Aibo, your technology can return to life in smart homes.
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Robot wields mop in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup
In a marriage of low and high technology, a robot is using a mop to clean up Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.