T-Hawk UAV enters Fukushima danger zone, returns with video

We’d like to head on all the way down to Fukushima with a DSLR and a few iodide pills, but that’s obviously unlikely to happen. Sending in a flying robot appears to be the following smartest thing, though, and that’s exactly what Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has done. T-Hawk, a US-made MAV ( Micro Air Vehicle ) established to go looking for roadside bombs in Iraq, made its Japanese debut last week when it photographed the nuclear plant from above, providing a close study the internal damage a month after iRobot’s visit . Sufficiently small to slot in a (rather large) backpack, officially the T-Hawk is called for the tarantula hawk wasp species, but could just as easily were named for the T. Hawk Street Fighter character, who also swoops in to attack his opponents from above. As expected, things look pretty nasty at ground zero, so head past the break for a video of the wear.

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