Posted on 03/30/2011 2:25:43 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
Robots may soon be rolling through Japanese nuclear power plants, testing the air for radiation and evaluating the amount of damage to the facilities.
Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot shipped four battery-powered robots to Japan late last week to help the Japanese military with the daunting relief effort in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The company, which in the past has sent robots to aid rescue and cleanup efforts in the area affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, also has six employees in Japan helping to train others to use the machines.
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Well, I tried to be nice. The Monirobo pic you so graciously supply has been on FR for weeks. This isn't breaking news. It's news for dumbasses two weeks behind. I'm not going to do your homework for you junior.....have a nice life.
All I asked for was a link to support your position. That is standard procedures around here and you should know that by now.
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