Artificial Intelligence Against Child Trafficking
AI investigative tools will be used to help find missing children and combat the advanced technology used by abusers and traffickers.
Human traffickers and sexual...
Drones Navigating and Avoiding Obstacles in Real-Time
Researchers from CMI have tested a new technology for drones that lets them smartly maneuver and travel while avoiding obstructions during flight. The team...
Reptilian Robots for Disaster Response Efforts
A pair of reptilian robots originally built for a documentary on the BBC in 2016 are to be used for disaster efforts and possibly...
ChatGPT Could Help First Responders During Natural Disasters
A study conducted at University at Buffalo trains ChatGPT to recognize locations in disaster victims' social media posts and potentially help first responders reach...
Search and Rescue Drone Uses Audio Detection Technology
Every minute counts when locating and saving natural disaster survivors, therefore the use of drones equipped with daylight and thermal imaging cameras is becoming...
The Future of Underground Wireless Communication
South Korean researchers have made a discovery that enables wireless communication below the Earth's surface, a development that could revolutionize rescue operations and communication...
Drone Used to Locate Missing Person
A police drone with infrared capabilities ended the search for a missing person with dementia who disappeared from a Delta hospital in Canada, according...
Autonomous Rolling-Flying Robot For Exploring Rough Terrain
This new autonomous robot can go into extremely tricky spaces and may replace humans in life endangering jobs.
Revolute Robotics is a student-founded startup from...
Unexpected Aid In Search and Rescue
A team composed of a fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a search and rescue canine demonstrated a unique collaboration without intervention from...
Innovation In Reaching Victims During Emergency
A new search and rescue drone was designed to provide first responders with an all-in-one victims localization system capable of working in the aftermath...
How an Autonomous Drone Saves Lives
With the increase in recent years of refugees fleeing from dangerous areas via the sea, an urgent humanitarian crisis, some researchers have begun developing...
Unbelieveble Search and Rescue – All The Way From Norway
The capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air vehicle have been recently demonstrated on board a Norwegian coast guard vessel. S-100 is a Vertical...
Technological Solutions Required for First Responders
Currently-available turnout gear for firefighters does not inherently provide adequate visibility, ballistic protection, or lower extremity protection as traditional approaches do not always meet...
Police Officers Deploy These Drones At Crime Scenes
Law enforcement teams are increasingly using drones for various policing purposes, but there are two major challenges: relatively short flight times, and the need...
This Drone Finds Survivors By Their Screams
Drones are ideal responders to a disaster, especially when comparing advanced drones and human capabilities. While sending a human onto freshly collapsed rubble risks...
Tracking Survivors Via New Technology
Tracking survivors in the aftermath of a disaster or during an emergency event is a major challenge for first responders, especially in an indoors...
Micro Drones Detect Dangerous Componds
When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters need to go in with gas sensing...
Technology Helps Combat Human Trafficking
Between 15,000 and 50,000 women and children are forced into sexual slavery in the US every year, according to deliveryfund.org; and the US Department...
Situational Awareness Platform Designed in Case of Disaster
When a disaster occurs, whether by natural or human made means, it is crucial to obtain the latest and most recent information to guarantee...
UK To Develop Unmanned Anti-Submarine Helicopter
A new announcement from the UK's Ministry of Defense proclaims that aviation modernization will not be slowing down anytime soon. A new contract has...
Icelandic Coast Guard Using UAVs to Improve Security
The Icelandic Coast Guard has deployed the Camcopter S-100 to improve its maritime surveillance. This unmanned aerial vehicle will allow the Coast Guard to...
Watch: Drone Swarm Avoiding Obstacles in Thick Forest
Drone swarms have been usually tested in open environments without obstacles, or with the location of those obstacles pre-programmed. Highly cluttered environments such as...
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Facial Recognition in Action: Police Uses AI to Apprehend Sex Offender
A recent police operation in London has demonstrated the real-world capabilities of live facial recognition technology. In a high-profile case, law enforcement identified and...
