Since the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown back on April 26, 1986, the small town of Chernobyl has been inaccessible to humans (not in games, though) due to the high amount of radiation. According to reports, the site still contains around 30 tons of radioactive dust. However, what affects humans, does not always affect robots, right? So, researchers from the University of Bristol are now planning to send the popular Boston Dynamics robot, Spot, to the destruction site to inspect the area and collect as much information as it can.
Moreover, the researchers plan to use the robot-dog to conduct radiation mapping inside the powerplant. This could help them to trace the remaining particles and components that are inside the ruins of the destroyed and dangerous reactor 4 of the powerplant.
However, the researchers note that constructing radiation-proof machines is quite challenging. Hence, it is highly unlikely that Spot would come out of the site, after its mission, completely unharmed.
