During a press event on January 23rd, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) demonstrated two new robots at the mock-up facility at Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (NARREC). As pictured by AP, one is a snake-like robot that should be able to reach very inaccessible areas, while four flying drones will be the first to enter the containment vessel of the Unit 1 reactor for inspection.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/new-robots-to-explore-new-areas-of-japans-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant/