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CGN Nuclear Robot

othercommercialby China General Nuclear Power Group

CGN nuclear power plant inspection and maintenance robot.

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Manufacturer
China General Nuclear Power Group
Form factor
other
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
en.cgnpc.com.cn ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies CGN Nuclear Robot, a other by China General Nuclear Power Group (commercial). 4 sources back the record.

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Key facts

Name

Wukong generator maintenance robot (no rotor extraction)

Developers

CGN's CNOC with the Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; project began 2018.

First use

Feb 16 2021 at a Ningde nuclear unit outage: full video inspection of a stator and rotor slot.

How it works (company-claimed)

Thin module enters the ~4.5 cm stator-rotor air gap by magnetic attachment; rides a guide 360 degrees.

Capability (company-claimed)

11 maintenance items covering all rotor-extraction checks, plus cleaning and resonance testing.

Savings (company-claimed)

About 5 days of critical-path outage time and about 1,100 person-days per use.

Formal use (company-claimed, May 2022)

Wukong 3.0 completed rotor-extraction-equivalent work at Ningde Unit 3's fifth outage.

Wider portfolio (company-claimed)

CGN has developed 30+ nuclear power robots; first shown as a series at NIE in Oct 2020.

Data & sources

Web sources

4

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for CGN Nuclear Robot. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for CGN Nuclear Robot.

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Sources (4)

  1. https://en.cgnpc.com.cn/encgn/c100035/2021-04/28/content_6be4e91b11cd4c38988c78706ae4aeb2.shtml
  2. https://en.cgnpc.com.cn/encgn/c100035/2020-10/12/content_e2aabd375b51496db904aed5c88276c6.shtml
  3. https://www.ccnta.cn/article/4938.html
  4. http://www.cnoc.com.cn/cnoc/c102074/2022-06/17/content_2e4c262a69d84fc1b8165593e3d11d82.shtml · 2022-06-17

Common questions

What is CGN Nuclear Robot?
CGN nuclear power plant inspection and maintenance robot.
How much does CGN Nuclear Robot cost?
CGN Nuclear Robot's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for CGN Nuclear Robot from China General Nuclear Power Group. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is CGN Nuclear Robot actually deployed in the real world?
CGN Nuclear Robot is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes CGN Nuclear Robot?
CGN Nuclear Robot is made by China General Nuclear Power Group, based in China.
Can you buy CGN Nuclear Robot?
CGN Nuclear Robot is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to CGN Nuclear Robot?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to CGN Nuclear Robot include Archer Midnight, Joby S4, ASML EUV TwinScan, 10Beauty Manicure System.
How does CGN Nuclear Robot compare to Archer Midnight?
CGN Nuclear Robot and Archer Midnight (Archer Aviation · 9 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. CGN Nuclear Robot has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is CGN Nuclear Robot a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, CGN Nuclear Robot ranks in roughly the top 36% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is CGN Nuclear Robot's maturity stage?
CGN Nuclear Robot is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is CGN Nuclear Robot deployed?
No verified deployments of CGN Nuclear Robot are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is CGN Nuclear Robot safe?
CGN Nuclear Robot has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

4
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