Purpose – The objective of this study is to enhance the usage of teleoperation fields, such as in nuclear site decommissioning or nuclear waste disposal, by designing a stable, dependable and fault‐tolerant teleoperation system in the face of “extraordinary” conditions. These...

Purpose – Implant surgery is generally accepted as the best technique for complete teeth replacement. However, it is also the most demanding technique to implement and the most onerous to the client. It would be helpful to reduce costs and simplify procedures in order that the general public...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present new robotic structures that can be suitable for inspection, maintenance and dismantling tasks in nuclear facilities. Design/methodology/approach – In the first part, two types of parallel robots capable to climb through structures are presented....

Purpose – Aims to make a mobile robot able to build accurate 2D and 3D models of its environment while navigating autonomously. Design/methodology/approach – 2D map building is performed using a laser range scanner. The map is used by the robot to both localize itself and recognize places...

Purpose – Aims to develop a greyscale “painting system” by enabling the physical reproduction of digital texture maps on arbitrary 3D objects selectively exposing “pixels” of photographic emulsion with a robot mounted light source. Design/methodology/approach – After reviewing...

Purpose – Aims to describe how to make an industrial robot work as a telemanipulator with force feedback, in order to carry out various tasks for remote handling in nuclear fuel cycle plants. Design/methodology/approach – The robot Staübli RX170 (used as a slave arm) has been fitted with a...