Solar-Electric VTOL Drone Can Fly For 3 Days
The US Navy is going to get KHA’s solar-powered K1000ULE drone, which will be used as part of their Small Unit Remote Scouting System....
The Israeli Technology Saving Firefighters Worldwide
The most important thing in dangerous situations is being aware of one’s spatial location, especially when that space is a burning building. Firefighters worldwide...
Fighting Forest Fires with Drone Swarms
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science are using multiple drone swarms to deal with forest fires, which are becoming increasingly common worldwide due...
Innovative Search and Rescue Drones Use Noise Cancellation to Find Victims
The use of drones and UAVs has grown immensely in various fields during the past few years. A main area of interest is search...
New Worm-Inspired Robot Revolutionizes World of Robotics
Snakelike, limbless robots would be extremely useful in search-and-rescue situations where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and assist survivors, easily moving through...
Can a 100-Drone-Swarm Be Controlled by One Person?
Research from Oregon State University shows that a "swarm" of over 100 autonomous ground and aerial robots can be supervised by just one person....
NASA’s Revolutionary Search and Rescue Technology
The international satellite-aided search and rescue initiative Cospas-Sarsat has been aided by NASA and enabled the development of multiple emergency location beacon types that...
UAV Search and Rescue System
A Team of experts from Malaysia suggests a practical solution for search and rescue operations that involves a real-time human detection system using a...
World’s Fastest, Smallest Robot
Washington State University develops two insect-like robots – a mini-bug and a water strider are the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever...
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...
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Metal That Behaves Like a Gel Could Redefine High-Temperature Systems
A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
