A robot-dog remotely control, named Robotic Assistance Complex System (SCAR) and developed by French engineering school ‘Les Mines Nancy’ and operated by Andra, is pictured in a corridor of 490m (1607 ft) deep in the Underground Laboratory at Bure, near Nancy, eastern France. — AFP
BURE, France: Deep underground in eastern France, a four-legged bundle of energy named Scar steps gingerly through vast caverns, loaded with sensors for taking measures in places where humans might fear to tread.
It’s an ideal training ground for Scar, a robotic “dog” being groomed by researchers at the Ecole des Mines engineering school in Nancy.
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A robot-dog remotely control, named Robotic Assistance Complex System (SCAR) and developed by French engineering school ‘Les Mines Nancy’ and operated by Andra, is pictured in a corridor of 490m (1607 ft) deep in the Underground Laboratory at Bure, near Nancy, eastern France. — AFP
Students of Les Mines Nancy will work on the development of industrial applications with this robot. — AFP
At times the black-and-yellow robot was guided by remote control, but at times it could navigate on its own, opening up the possibility for researchers to programme autonomous tasks. — AFP
Scar can also enter and inspect areas that are hard to reach or could expose humans to radiation risks. — AFP
Students of Les Mines Nancy will work on advanced AI applications for Scar that will be tested at the lab. — AFP
Scar could carry out regular data capture surveys of the same room or route, which could give early warning to the lab’s operators of minute geological shifts at the site. — AFP
Scar could also be deployed quickly in case of accidents where larger equipment would be impractical. — AFP
The Ecole des Mines was the first in France to purchase the Spot robot from the US firm Boston Dynamics last September. — AFP
On May 11, a team from the university tested out Scar’s abilities at the Cigeo lab 500 metres (1,600 feet) below the village of Bure, slated to become a permanent home for thousands of tonnes of toxic waste from France’s nuclear power plants. — AFP
Scar can also enter and inspect areas that are hard to reach or could expose humans to radiation risks. — AFP
Quentin Helaine, research engineer of French engineering school ‘Les Mines Nancy’, reads the results of a 3D metrological scanner made by Scar. — AFP
Quentin Helaine, research engineer of ‘Les Mines Nancy’ (right) and Julien Grandjacquot, engineering student, (2nd from right) control remotely a robot-dog, named Robotic Assistance Complex System (SCAR) and developed by French engineering school ‘Les Mines Nancy’ and operated by Andra, is pictured in a corridor of 490m (1607 ft) deep in the Underground Laboratory at Bure, near Nancy, eastern France. — AFP
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