Friday, June 24, 2011

Robot intended to do dangerous work at Japan nuke plant malfunctions; drone helicopter crashes - The Washington Post

TOKYO — Two high-tech machines intended to help workers at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant malfunctioned Friday, including a long-awaited Japanese robot making its first attempt to take important measurements in areas too dangerous for humans.

The other machine that failed was a drone helicopter that made an emergency landing on a reactor roof at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

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Robot intended to do dangerous work at Japan nuke plant malfunctions; drone helicopter crashes - The Washington Post

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