Southwest Research Institute drones

Southwest Research Institute drones

Southwest Research Institute’s Monica and Richard Garcia have developed drones that will be used to collect information from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, which exploded after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Japan’s northwest coast in 2011. Credit: Courtesy / Southwest Research Institute

Southwest Research Institute’s Monica and Richard Garcia have developed drones that will be used to collect information from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, which exploded after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Japan’s northwest coast in 2011.