The radiation-resistant robot manipulator URS-2, developed by the staff of the Kapitsa Research Institute of Technology of Ulyanovsk State University, was presented at the international exhibition. The robot can become an indispensable human assistant when decommissioning expired nuclear power facilities, allowing you to work at a safe distance for the operator, an increased range of loads and automation of repetitive tasks.

The previous model of the robot is already working at one of Rosatom's enterprises. At first glance, the Ulyanovsk developers' model does not differ from similar foreign and domestic designs, but in fact, the designers have thought out how to save the robot's engine and electronics from the destructive effects of radiation. The development is distinguished, first of all, by its extremely high resistance to radiation: the robot is able to withstand a radiation load of more than a million gray. To do this, the designers moved the engines and electronics from the "joints" of the robot, located in the danger zone, to the base. At the same time, the mechanical transmission was complicated by adding nested coaxial shafts and bevel gears: each shaft transmits mechanical forces from the engine to its "joint". This complicates the design and control system, but the robot becomes almost eternal.