European Robotics Hackathon' competitionRobots prove themselves in the nuclear power plant
Radioactive material can escape in the event of a nuclear incident. If the radiation exposure is high, robots are the best way to secure the material. At the end of June 2017, eleven self-constructed robots took on this task at the 'European Robotics Hackathon' - under real-life conditions.
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... the team 'FKIE', in an impressive way and was rewarded by the independent jury with first place in 'EnRicH': It was the only team to have its robot reach for the cylinders with the radioactive material completely autonomously, guide them to the radiation detector, collect the cylinders identified as radioactive in a box on board the robot and deposit the complete box in the designated container at the end. About ...