A robot dog has been sent into a potentially hazardous area of a nuclear power site to switch back on a mothballed piece of equipment. The four-legged machine - called Spot - reactivated a crane ...

A robot dog has been sent into a potentially hazardous area of a nuclear power site to switch back on a mothballed piece of equipment. The four-legged machine - called Spot - reactivated a crane ...

A robot dog was used to flip a switch at a nuclear site - as it was too unsafe for workers. The machine - named Spot - was ...

The robot, called Spot, used a pole to press a button and reactivate the crane A robot dog has been sent into a potentially hazardous area of a nuclear power site to switch back on a mothballed ...

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The UK has deployed a robot dog at a nuclear site to reactivate a dormant crane used for handling radioactive waste. The four-legged robot, Boston Dynamics’ Spot, was sent into a potentially ...

A robot dog was recently sent into a potentially hazardous area to reactivate a crane at a nuclear site near Thurso. The machine, called Spot, assisted staff at Dounreay’s Fuel Cycle Area by ...

However, the facility required the crane for waste shipment and for ongoing decommissioning efforts. After consultation with the innovation team, it was decided to use Spot for the task. As the site’s ...