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FIELD APPLICATIONS OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE OPERATIONS
Citation:
Esposito, C., U. Frank, D. Sullivan, AND R. Cibulskis. FIELD APPLICATIONS OF ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE OPERATIONS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-93/210.
Description:
The cleanup of hazardous waste sites is a challenging and complex field that offers numerous opportunities for the application of robotic technology. he contamination problem, long in the making, will take decades to resolve. ur ingenuity in developing robotic tools to assist in the cleanup will be a challenging endeavor.The Environmental Protection Agency must meet the challenge of finding solutions to cleaning up the environment by remediation of hazardous waste sites an d at the same time reducing health risks and improving the safety of hazardous waste site field personnel. o accomplish this, EPA uses all available technologies that will better protect the health and safety of site personnel, as well as improve the efficiency of cleanup operations. he application of robotic technology to address the problems associated with hazardous wastes is one method EPA has investigated to meet these challenges. his chapter addresses field applications of robotic systems at hazardous waste sites and in handling hazardous materials. ncluded are an overview of EPA's current programs, specifically as they relate to robotic technology at hazardous waste sites; potential application of robotics at those waste sites; examples of EPA's robotics projects; and the benefits of robotics to EPA.