Sunday, February 17, 2013

Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima

Dry ice vacuum cleaner robot bound for Fukushima

Yokohama, Japan (AFP) Feb 15, 2013
A remote controlled robot that uses dry ice to vacuum up radiation was unveiled by Japanese researchers on Friday, the latest innovation to help the clean-up at Fukushima. The caterpillar-tracked device blasts dry ice - frozen CO2 - against floors and walls, evaporating and carrying radioactive substances with it, engineers said. The nozzle also sucks up the resulting gases.http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Dry_ice_vacuum_cleaner_robot_bound_for_Fukushima_999.html

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