About the EnRicH
Incidents such as Fukushima, Majak or Chernobyl as well as the decommissioning and dismantling of old nuclear facilities (e.g. Sellafield, Asse or Murmansk) have taught us that the use of robotics technology has clear advantages. There are many measurement and sampling tasks too risky for humans to carry out. For these radiological and nuclear (RN) scenarios specialized robot systems have to be developed. However, although there is a strong need for such solutions, for the near future no market-ready systems can be identified. Together with several partners, the European Robotics group decided to transfer the already well-established hackathon idea from the field of software development into the robotics world.
The EnRicH is
- not organised as a competition but as a trial,
- a strictly non-profit activity and
- strictly R&D oriented.
Therefore it offers the unique opportunity for companies to demonstrate equipment in a non-competitive environment and for users to see the systems perform in current real-world scenarios.
