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ITER is using a four-meter tall robot named Godzilla, the most powerful industrial robot ever, to assist in the assembly of a tokamak in France. Godzilla will help develop technologies for installing 20,000 components within the vacuum vessel, with testing set to begin in March.

Capable of lifting 2.3 metric tons, it will also enhance the efficiency of assembly operations by allowing quick tool changes. Collaborating with CNIM Systèmes Industriels and Larsen & Toubro, ITER plans to achieve full magnetic energy by 2036 and initiate deuterium-tritium operations by 2039. The fourth of nine sector modules was installed on January 28-29, with four more planned for 2026.