Autonomous robot paves the way for future fusion maintenance

Photo caption: Spot returning after deployment at UKAEA’s Joint European Torus (JET) facility. Photo credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Press release from UK Atomic Energy Authority. GOV.UK – September 19, 2024.

In a world-first, a fully autonomous robot has been used to inspect the inside of a fusion energy facility. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI), University of Oxford, have achieved a first-ever autonomous robot deployment in a fusion facility. The 35-day trial took place in UKAEA’s […]

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Video: Autonomous robotic inspection deployment in the Joint European Torus (JET) – UKAEAofficial