Unitree has launched a modified version of its B2 quadruped aimed at putting out fires. Able to host various use-specific ...

Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, during conversation about the ...

Increasingly, rescue robots are able to operate autonomously ... Some models can cut wires, or are outfitted with advanced sensors and chemical detectors to sniff out chemical and biological ...

Although soft robotics — unlike traditional rigid robots — are composed of flexible materials that mimic the movement of ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Notre Dame have developed a robot ...

And for many years, we already work here in Switzerland with search-and-rescue teams ... electric 6-foot-tall robot utilizes a combination of 16 motors, GPS, lidar sensors, and cameras to ...

In addition to cameras, SPROUT can carry other sensors to image, map and even assess hazards within the collapsed structure. Traditional search-and-rescue gear, such as rigid robots or specialized ...

Unitree launches modular quadruped fire rescue robots with advanced mobility and tools for high-risk emergency and ...

The sensors and motion control of the robots may be affected by this interference. Magnetic fields have the potential to disrupt electronics since they are utilized to guide the robots.

The innovative CURSOR Search and Rescue Kit features robots equipped with chemical sensors that detect a wide range of chemical substances indicating human presence, which are carried from operational ...

A new insect-scale robot developed at MIT is reshaping how robotics can be used in challenging environments like disaster ...

The NSF RoSe-HUB center is a multi-university Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, or I/UCRC, that works on a collaborative, medium-term research agenda addressing the development of ...