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Archive Home > 2011 > March > 29 > As workers risk their lives, where are the robots? In a country known for robots, chief tasks don’t include nuclear safety

As workers risk their lives, where are the robots? In a country known for robots, chief tasks don’t include nuclear safety

By Brian Vastag / The Bulletin
March 29, 2011

Inside a nondescript warehouse south of Mannheim, Germany, a dozen robots, ranging in size from a low-slung inspection bot no bigger than a toy wagon to a 22-ton Caterpillar excavator, stand ready to respond to a nuclear emergency. With their electronics hardened to withstand radiation, the....

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