Long-range, high-speed remote handling at the CERN 26-GeV proton synchrotron

A high-speed remote handling system built for the CERN proton synchrotron includes an electronic servo master-slave manipulator, the slave being mounted on an overhead movable bridge with three TV cameras, two of them on articulating telescopic arms, transmitting closeup and wide-angle pictures to the master station which may be several hundred meters away and without direct view of the working zone. The manipulator slave, the cameras, lights, and various bridge and hoist movements are all controlled from the master station