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Episode 86: Robotics at CERN - Mario Di Castro

Robot Talk · 24 May 2024 · 17m · Episode 86

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Mario Di Castro, who leads the Mechatronics, Robotics and Operation section at CERN, explains how the facility uses a diverse robotic pool—including ground robots, snake robots, drones, and quadrupeds—for remote maintenance in hazardous, radioactive environments. He details the challenges of navigating inaccessible infrastructure built decades ago, the balance between teleoperation and autonomy, and the critical process of building trust among physicists by starting with simple inspection tasks before tackling complex interventions.

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