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Remote Maintenance is essential for ensuring the safe, reliable, and long‑term operation of fusion machines, including devices such as RFX-mod2, DTT, and ITER.
RFX was equipped with a state-of-the-art manipulator for maintenance of internal tiles without disassembling the whole machine. Thanks to NEFERTARI and in collaboration with University of Napoli Federico II and University of Padova, RFX-mod2 will be equipped with a significantly upgraded manipulator (ROMAN), complemented with a mock-up facility for test and training (FarHa-One). The aim is not only to ensure maintenance, but also to investigate advanced strategies for remote handling (RH) of in vessel components and a proper Virtual Reality Simulator improving the perception and awareness of the environment for the robots and the operators who must operate without the aid of exteroceptive sensors and must therefore base decisions on the system digital twin. The high accuracy digital twin, used for operator training and task simulation, replicates in real-time Roman, by including joint and link flexibility using an advanced modelling approach. The Remote Handling facility FarHa-One will enable the possibility to plan and test RH tasks and procedures and train operators offline without the need to access the real equipment. The facility will enable the integration of different robotic systems to validate multiple maintenance and inspection solutions. The facility will also support the validation of maintenance procedures on the real machine, covering the full operational workflow, from installation and calibration to inspection and tile removal inside the machine.