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Robot sent to Chernobyl

Margaret Kane ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 28 May 1999 06:29 BST

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A team of government researchers, academic organizations and private industries has developed a robot that will be sent to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine to help detect problems. The robot, which uses technology from Silicon Graphics, will scan the reactor, sending researchers a photo-realistic, 3D image that can be checked for problems.

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