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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Reactor level
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... The eleven international teams of participants and their robots used the inside of the power plant as their exercise scenario. The Austrian Armed Forces provided five ...

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