Synopsis

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent tsunami triggered the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The ensuing nuclear disaster, the worst in Japan’s history, was hampered by a dearth of information stemming from the inaccessibility of the reactor buildings. To overcome this, “disaster response robots” were deployed to capture images and measure radiation levels within the structures. Following a major disaster—whether earthquake or fire—robots can rapidly enter