"Robot Clothing" Is Expected To Be Put Into The Site Of The Nuclear Power Plant

A venture capital firm in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, has modified an "robot garment" developed to assist disabled people in physical activities, so that it can also be used in the operation site of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

This robot costume is developed by venture capital enterprises such as professor of University of Tsukuba in Japan. It can capture the electrical signals emitted by the human brain and assist the power of the legs by rotating parts installed outside the legs.

This robot costume was originally developed for the disabled and the elderly.

In order to make this garment used for nuclear power plant operation site, developers have improved it, making it more powerful and more material.

According to the company, to enter the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, it is necessary to wear a metal protective clothing weighing 15 kilograms. If you put on such a robot garment, the maximum load can reach 60 kilograms.

Amami Kanou, a professor of robot clothing and a professor at University of Tsukuba, said: "putting on robot clothing can carry out many operations in the engine room, and can also engage in long term operations, which may shorten the processing of accidents."