Chernobyl – FOP Shvachko V. V.

STR-1 Specialized transport robot

2012-05-23

| 1980s, Mobile-manipulation robots, Rescue

The tragic events at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986 in USSR [1-5] caused the need of the urgent creation of unmanned robotic vehicles with remote control. Such specialized transport robots (STR) have been created by VNIItransmash on the basis of experience at developing and testing of “Lunokhod-1” and experimental models of planetary rovers….

”Klin-1” Robotic complex

2012-04-04

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| 1980s, Mobile-manipulation robots, Rescue

Soviet robotic complex “Klin-1” was created for liquidation of the consequences of accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which occurred on April 26, 1986.[1-4] [10] The complex was designed and manufactured during 44 days (from April to June of 1986).[5] It was used in the area of the accident from July to December of…