Comparative analysis and future trends of robotics in nuclear power plants

Abstract

Robotics is the study of robots that are automated machines dedicated to perform certain arduous or perilous tasks to ease human activities and efforts. It is a branch of engineering concerned with the construction, operation and usage of skilful robots. One such skilful operation of robotics is required in the nuclear power plants, reactors particularly as these areas are hazardous for human beings to work and also sometimes when the work places are out of human reach. This paper aims at surveying the various forms of robots used as per their applications in nuclear power plants and also illustrating the development of robotics in this field. Along with the survey and review, a comparative analysis has also been done amongst the various types of robots used in Nuclear Power plant.