 | Humanoid robots like the HRP-3 were designed in part to work in hazardous places like nuclear plants. Millions have gone into impractical prototypes. Six workers were exposed to excessive radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant more |
| CNET (blog) ( 3/19/2011 3:32:49 PM -08:00 ) | |
| In Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe, Where Are Japan's Robots? |
| Emergency workers at the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe are showing the same heroic self-sacrifice as their counterparts at Chernobyl, according to the New York Post. But that was a quarter-century ago, in a technologically stagnating Soviet Union. more |
| The Atlantic ( 3/17/2011 7:40:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Japan a robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant |
| TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan may build robots to play the violin, run marathons and preside over weddings, but it has not deployed any of the machines to help repair its crippled reactors. While robots are commonplace in the more |
| Reuters Africa ( 3/17/2011 3:30:53 AM -08:00 ) |
| Monirobo Robots Deployed At Fukushima To Help Monitor Radiation Risks |
| A robot named Monirobo has been dispatched to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station this week to monitor areas of the site that have become so saturated with radiation humans dare not venture there. more |
| Gizmodo Australia ( 3/20/2011 1:31:50 PM -08:00 ) |
| Robots Mustering for Recovery in Japan |
| A radiation monitoring robot, dubbed Monirobo ("monitor" + "robot") (source), developed by Japan's Nuclear Safety Technology Center (NUSTEC), has been deployed to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. While possibly the only robot being brought more |
| Robots.net ( 3/20/2011 10:52:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| Japan robot helps out in earthquake disaster | |
 | Japan – a land that has spawned plenty of robots in the past, is now going to use their expertise to help out in the earthquake clean-up. Word has been going around that that technicians at the Fukushima nuclear more |
| UberGizmo ( 3/20/2011 9:04:31 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Japan (Might) Be Using Robotic Help at Fukushima | |
 | What's the News: Japan has finally called in the robots to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, dispatching this red AKA Monirobo that is equipped with radiation detectors, temperature and humidity sensors, and a 3-D camera. This particular robot is more |
| Discover Magazine (blog) ( 3/19/2011 10:16:27 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Techs send cute robot into the crippled Fukushima plant |
| Japan is famous for creating some of the most advanced rescue robots available, so we've been wondering why they haven't been more visible during the still unfolding crippling disasters. Now there's word that technicians at the Fukushima nuclear plant more |
| DVICE ( 3/19/2011 1:14:29 AM -08:00 ) |
| Why Japan's Nuclear Plants Sacrifice Workers Instead of Robots |
| Kirsten Korosec has been a print and online journalist for more than 10 years covering education, politics and business. The Tokyo Electric Power workers who have put themselves in harm's way to prevent a meltdown at more |
| BNET (blog) ( 3/18/2011 5:02:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Japan sends robots into Fukushima nuclear plant |
| Hostile environment. Smoke rises from reactor buildings in this satellite image of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant taken on 17 March (Image: DigitalGlobe) The team working to contain the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant now includes more |
| New Scientist (blog) ( 3/18/2011 4:21:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Workers at Japanese Nuclear Plant Finally Get A Robot Assistant | |
 | Finally, some news that Japan is actually using its rescue robots. The red Wall-E-esque 'bot seen here is on the scene at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, according to a media report from more |
| Popular Science ( 3/18/2011 11:31:26 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Why Aren't Robots - Instead of Humans - Being Used at Japanese Nuclear Plant? |
| There is global concern for the workers in Japan's crippled nuclear power plant as they risk their health – and possibly lives – trying to find a solution to the radiation emanating from the reactors. But in hindsight a question more |
| TMC Net ( 3/18/2011 8:26:01 AM -08:00 ) |
| Answering Your Questions on Nuclear Crisis |
| An illustration shows a section of one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan. (Flickr user: daveeza) Yesterday we asked listeners: What do you want to know about the ongoing crisis in Japan? You gave us plenty to work more |
| The Takeaway ( 3/18/2011 4:21:46 AM -08:00 ) |
| Japan nuclear crisis: Where are the robots? | |
 | Today, Reuters asked the questions we've all been thinking. Namely, "This is Japan, right? They've got lots of robots, right? So why aren't there robots helping out at Fukushima?" The answer they got is somewhat unsatisfying. Mostly, there's a lot of, more |
| Boing Boing ( 3/17/2011 10:08:45 AM -08:00 ) | |