Remote-controlled robots for repair and recovery in the zones of high radiation levels

The Chernobyl accident in 1986 raised the acuteness of the problem of designing mobile robot based systems capable of carrying out long-term reconstruction operations in zones of high-level radiation. The authors examine the design and control features of two types of such systems and the results of their operation. Remote-controlled robots of two types were developed and manufactured with due regard for varied conditions and technological requirements; a heavy robotic complex for engineering work comprising an unmanned remote-controlled vehicle and a command vehicle, and a small robotic complex designed for operating on the roofing of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant buildings and structures