Pipe-Crawling Robot (IMAGE)

Carnegie Mellon University

Pipe-Crawling Robot

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RadPiper is a robot developed by the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute for the Department of Energy. The treaded robot moves within the pipes of uranium-enrichment facilities to determine areas where radiation levels may pose a hazard.

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Carnegie Mellon University

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