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Purpose
Aims to report on the various types of tele‐operated mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance, especially in the field of nuclear industry.
Design/methodology/approach
Describes nuclear electric robot operator (NERO), Sizewell A duct inspection equipment (SADIE), Robug‐IIs (all leg‐based) and Roboslave (wheel‐based).
Findings
That these robots can handle a significant portion of inspection and maintenance tasks in a typical nuclear plant, though, given that they are primarily tailor‐made, they are still too expensive for ordinary industries.
Originality/value
As the interests of health and safety and paramount, this study sees the use of such robots expanding and diversifying, irrespective of cost.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2006
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