Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the uses of robots in the nuclear power industry, with an …, applications and case histories are discussed. Findings – It is shown that robots are used widely for test and inspection and …. The main robotic test and inspection techniques are visual inspection, ultrasonics and eddy current and the use of robots …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of snake‐arm robots to conduct inspection and repair … electricity safely from high value assets. Design/methodology/approach – Snake‐arm robots are hyper‐redundant, multi‐jointed, wire … people. Findings – The benefits to nuclear operators arising from the deployment of snake arm robots include significant dose …

-assisted search and rescue, and provides examples of the deployment of terrestrial, marine and airborne robots in real SAR and … disaster relief situations. It concludes with a brief discussion. Findings – This shows that SAR and disaster relief robots are …, marine and airborne robots have been used in many real disaster relief situations since 2001, and the use of unmanned aerial …

Outlines the main highlights of the JARA (Japan Robotic Industry Association) report A Survey of Technological Strategy …

Since the advent of Honda’s ASIMO and Sony’s AIBO, robot fever has broken out in the general public of Japan. However … serious basic research for humanoid robots is going on which may have an impact on the future of robotics. This report …

Describes recent trends and developments in the application of robots within the Japanese automotive industry … describes the use of cooperating robots and other robot developments that have resulted in the elimination of specialised …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Tokyo, Japan 2011, with … nations and to create new business in domestic Japan. Originality/value – This is the first report describing the change in …

Report of a lecture by Mr Koh Kikuchi, Chairman of Yaskawa Electric Corporation of Japan, which reviews the development … single‐function hand in the 1960s to the latest supermechatronic robots used in semiconductor manufacture. Details are given … of two new robots designed for operation in clean rooms down to Class 1. An account is also given of the activities of …