PackBots record video inside Fukushima reactor
Found on CNet News on Wednesday, 20 April 2011
iRobot PackBots are being used to explore the interior of reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which was severely damaged in last month's massive tsunami and subsequent hydrogen blasts.
In a release, Honeywell said its staff has flown five "successful" missions at Fukushima so far, recording video and images of the plant. The four T-Hawks there are equipped with radiation sensors.
It took surprisingly long for Japan to make use of the mechas.