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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... Brigadier Mag. Michael Janisch, Head of the Austrian Armaments and Defense Technology Agency (ARWT). The biggest problem was the radio communication in the building with one and a half meter thick reinforced concrete walls. As part of the exercise, the teams were therefore provided with a previously installed WLAN for robot control.