---
title: "Toshiba readies scorpion-like robot for Fukushima nuclear plant"
description: "In the ongoing battle to clean up Japan's crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, Toshiba is deploying a novel robot that's a bit like a scorpion."
date: "2015-07-01"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Peter Davidson"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/pete"
url: "https://futurism.com/toshiba-readies-scorpion-like-robot-for-fukushima-nuclear-plant"
categories:
  - "Robotics"
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "robotics"
---

# Toshiba readies scorpion-like robot for Fukushima nuclear plant

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- Toshiba wants to deploy the device to help determine the condition and location of melted-down fuel in the reactor, which is too dangerous for workers to enter. The effort is part of decommissioning work at the plant that's expected to take decades.
- The robot is 54 centimeters long, and can put itself right-side up if it topples over. It has a joint near its middle that allows it to raise its tail like a scorpion, bringing a camera and LED lights to bear on its environment, complementing another camera and LEDs in its nose section.
- The video feed will be used by operators using devices resembling PlayStation game controllers. Control signals are sent to the robot through a wire. The 5-kilogram (11-pound) machine also has a thermometer and a dosimeter. It can withstand about 100 Sieverts per hour of radiation for 10 hours.