Researchers have developed a tiny, flexible robot that could crawl through earthquake rubble to locate survivors or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine. These soft robots, made from ...

An artificial intelligence-powered robot that can remotely identify threats from suspicious packages — including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials from ...

the robots can be guided remotely using electromagnetic fields or handheld magnets—which limits the human intervention they need. Additionally, integrated sensors allow them to react autonomously to ...

How can we develop robots that guide people to safety during an emergency? This talk examines the challenges and opportunities associated with emergency evacuation as a paradigm for investigating ...

Zen has been a rescue dog for three years, and on this day, he was setting an example for 20 others dogs being certified for avalanche rescue in the heart of the Italian Dolomites, whose breathtaking ...

Abstract: Recently, rescue robots have been used in scenarios such as earthquakes, chemical explosions, etc. The challenges for these robots lie in terrain awareness and target recognition by machine ...

Engineers from Singapore's Home Team Science & Technology Agency (HTX) brought 10 cockroach-hybrid robots to help with search and rescue efforts ... each at about 6cm long. GIF by Ilyda Chua.

It’s one of a handful of other notable Boston-based rescue robots, such as Boston Dynamic’s “Spot” and “Atlas.” SPROUT has a built-in camera and motion sensor, giving rescuers access ...