GTD Strengthens Its Role in the ITER Remote Handling Community Through GENROBOT
GTD actively participated in the recent ITER Remote Handling Workshop, reinforcing its position within the ITER Remote Handling Community through the involvement of Alejandro Cantos and Martiño Saco.
The event brought together key stakeholders working on robotics and teleoperation systems for ITER, the world’s largest fusion project. GTD’s contribution was represented by its dedicated Nuclear Robotics team, based at the company’s Madrid (Barajas) office.
GTD’s Nuclear Robotics Team in Madrid
The GTD team supporting the ITER Remote Handling program consists of six engineers — three women and three men — who are young, highly motivated and deeply committed to the success of the international ITER project.
The team members are:
- Luis Ortega
- Patricia Uriol
- Martiño Saco
- Nicole Pintos
- Alejandro Cantos
- Macarena Garañena
At Fusion for Energy (F4E), Europe’s organization managing its contribution to ITER, this working framework has been named GENROBOT, the industrial robotics software platform developed to support Remote Handling operations.
GENROBOT and the ITER Remote Handling Framework
GENROBOT plays a central role in enabling coordination and control of robotic systems designed to operate inside the ITER Tokamak.
When the fusion reactor becomes operational, radiation levels inside the Tokamak will prevent any human access. All inspections, maintenance, component replacements and repairs in radioactive areas will rely exclusively on remote handling and robotic teleoperation systems.
In this context, robotics is not optional — it is mission-critical.
Remote teleoperation technologies developed within the ITER nuclear program are designed for:
- High-precision robotic manipulation
- Operation in extreme radiation environments
- Safety-critical coordination of multiple robotic systems
Reusable Technologies Beyond Nuclear Fusion
One of the most strategic aspects of the GENROBOT framework is its transferability.
The technologies developed within ITER’s nuclear robotics program are fully reusable in:
- Nuclear decommissioning
- Advanced industrial automation
- Defense applications
- Medical robotics
- Space industry operations
The crossover potential with the space sector is particularly relevant, as both domains require safety-critical systems, extreme reliability and remote operation capabilities.
Strengthening GTD’s International Presence
Through its active participation in the ITER Remote Handling Workshop and the continued development of GENROBOT, GTD reinforces its role as a technology partner in one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world.
The work carried out by the Barajas-based Nuclear Robotics team contributes directly to Europe’s share in ITER and enhances GTD’s international visibility in robotics and safety-critical software engineering.
As remote handling becomes a cornerstone of future fusion energy operations, GENROBOT positions GTD at the forefront of nuclear robotics innovation.
