Title :
Laboratory robotics-getting machines to do the hazardous work
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The types of tasks for which robots are used in laboratories are identified. Two specific types of laboratory robotic systems currently in use at Los Alamos are described. One is a plutonium dissolution system. The other, dubbed ROBOCAL, loosely stands for robotic calorimetry and gamma isotopic system. Both applications involve the handling of hazardous materials
Keywords :
computerised materials handling; laboratories; radioactive sources; robots; Los Alamos; ROBOCAL; hazardous materials handling; hazardous work; laboratories; laboratory robotic systems; plutonium dissolution system; robotic calorimetry and gamma isotopic system; robots; Chemical analysis; Communication system control; Humans; Laboratories; Protection; Reliability engineering; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Switches; Visualization;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
