Robots have already been used in many industries to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs. The Haptic Master is designed for remote robotic operation of master-slave-manipulators in the nuclear industry. It can be used to move tools and fuel while allowing the operators to stay shielded against radiation exposure.
A pair of robots are used to pull this off (one on the operator side and one on the MSM side). Haptic feedback is implemented too.
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