Fukushima nuclear plant to be patrolled by four-legged inspection-bot

November 22, 2012 by legitgov

Fukushima nuclear plant to be patrolled by four-legged inspection-bot 21 Nov 2012 Lingering radiation at Fukushima's nuclear plants still poses a threat to cleanup workers and inspectors. This robot, or rather pair of robots, will go where humans can't (and on four legs, to boot). The robot pair, called simply the "Quadruped walking robot," was designed by Toshiba specifically for this kind of work.