Where were the robots? The Fukushima question.

Follow Slashdot stories on Twitter

DEAL: For $25 - Add A Second Phone Number To Your Smartphone for life! Use promo code SLASHDOT25. Also, Slashdot's now on IFTTT. Check it out! Check out the new SourceForge HTML5 Internet speed test! ×

Submission + - Where were the robots? The Fukushima question. (japantimes.co.jp)

Submitted by

mdsolar

on Friday January 06, 2012 @01:37PM

mdsolar writes: "When the huge Fukushima nuclear disaster first started, many on slashdot were calling for robots to come to the rescue. This is the story of why our overlords were caught napping. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120106f1.html

Not to worry though, ¥1 billion has been allocated to correct the robot problem. They will be properly welcomed."

This discussion was created for logged-in users only, but now has been archived. No new comments can be posted.