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How 9/11 Inspired a New Era of Robotics


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PackBot in Japan

The PackBot, first used in response to 9/11, helps explore an overheating nuclear plant in Japan this year.

Credit: Tepco

When Robin Murphy saw the World Trade Center towers fall on September 11, she knew of an unexpected group that could help respond: robots.

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