The Tragic Story of Joker, The Chernobyl Robot

After the explosion of Unit Four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April of 1986, the remains of what was once one of the most advanced nuclear reactors in the Soviet Union lay scattered. Some landed on the ground close to the building and was enclosed in the Cascade Wall. However, a lot of the fuel and graphite also landed on the roofs of the Vent Block and Unit Three. The Soviet Union, desperate to restart the three remaining reactors at Chernobyl as soon as possible, wanted to cover the destroyed reactor, and this meant removing all of this waste. Humans were not the first choice; to preserve lives, they turned to robots.

Of all these machines, one of them is known by name far more than the others, and that is the Joker Robot. This is the story of the little robot that met its fate on the roof of the Nuclear Power Plant, from beginning to end.

Chapters.
00:00: Introduction.
01:00: 1974.
01:25: The MF-2.
02:28: Becoming Joker.
03:05 The Roofs of Another World.
03:37: Saviour.
04:02: Samoylenko vs the USSR.
05:10: Onto The Roof.
05:55: They Didn't See A Joke.
06:15: Death of a Robot.
06:29: Rescue Operation.
06:56: 3,828.
07:34: In the Corner.
08:08: Buryakivka.
08:47: Ending.
09:08: Dedications and Sources.