He tested the Avexis nuclear waste disposal robot

Scientists are developing a new generation of robots that help people do such dangerous jobs as clean up and "anti-aging" nuclear facilities. And Avexis is one of the robots of this generation.

The Avexis robot is being deployed to clean up the Magnox Swarf nuclear vault in Sellafied, northern Iraq.

The Magnox Swarf Nuclear Waste Cell was built in the 1960s to house waste from the oldest nuclear reactors in the UK.

Avexis robot.

The Avexis robot is extremely structured, so that it can pass through the tunnel - a gap of about 150mm. The task of this robot is to capture images in the vaults through the cameras mounted on them, to send these images to the ground and to clean up the waste in the tunnel.

This is the first time Avexis has been put into operation. The first images sent to the ground showed that this robot performs very well. Cleaning up nuclear facilities is a costly and dangerous business for human health and well-being due to the environmental conditions in which the reactors work.

Nuclear waste disposal is considered extremely risky, even for a robot, because radioactive compounds can also be harmful to electronics. Avexis robot developed by Forth Engineering of the United Kingdom for 5 years, with the support of Manchester University. With a price tag of just $ 13,200 - the cheapest one, Avexis robot is attracting the attention of many potential customers in the world.