Search And Rescue

Every year, in the USA alone, an average of 54 firefighters and 165 police officers are killed, tens of thousands are injured and many...

Technology has been unremittingly creating enhancements and shortcuts for many things in today’s world. It provides major improvements into the world by making things...

An interactive head-up display will provide increased safety for law enforcement, firefighters, and even the military. A new helmet prototype is earning comparisons to...

Law enforcement and public safety agencies are realizing the potential of using drones to enhance their missions. Drones can do everything from gathering information...

07First responder teams arriving at a disaster scene often don’t have access to the carrier-based terrestrial LTE network for connecting to all the different...

A robot mimicking a climbing lizard gives major insights into the evolution and advantages of different movements in humans and other animals, according to...

Israel has offered its expertise in search and rescue operations to the US authorities coping with the disastrous collapse of a Florida building. Israel Defense...

Mobile phones often have no service because they are outside the range of a cell tower. People in remote areas without cellular networks don’t...

Search and rescue operations in disaster-stricken areas often lack information about the terrain and the actual situation. A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic...

The U.S. Air Force has been racing to acquire “flying cars” — electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, platforms — that can carry...

A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...

MDA, Israel's national medical emergency service, will operate a new personal watercraft equipped for maritime emergency situations, that will help improve the period of...

Smart homes are not just smart thermostats and bulbs, but also personal security. A new collaboration between RapidSOS, an emergency technology company, and 911inform,...

the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

New drones will serve European organizations for pollution response at sea, safety and civil maritime surveillance. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has ordered from...

Robots are increasingly deployed in environments that are unsafe or inaccessible for humans, from collapsed buildings and underground tunnels to industrial sites and disaster...

Many technological developments have been inspired by Nature. Swarming insect-like robots developed for space as well as for use in mining, industrial and search...

The Swiss Army has ordered a fleet of Indago 3 small UAS from Lockheed Martin. The quadrotor Indago UAS provides aerial reconnaissance in environments...

First Responders risk their lives each and every day. A new software will allow first responders to see building layouts and floor plans on...

One of the most interesting technological debates in recent years is on the issue of the preferability of unmanned systems vs. manned vehicles. Due...

Companies have been using drones for a variety of purposes, including the inspection of industrial and civil infrastructure. Drones carry out missions such as...

Tracking survivors in the aftermath of a disaster or during an emergency event is a major challenge for first responders, especially in an indoors...