Heading off to Germany to see if we can help.
http://crasar.org/2009/03/06/crasar-off-to-cologne-germany-building-collapse/
Heading off to Germany to see if we can help.
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Juan Rojas has passed on this interesting article about a robot controlled with a through-the-ground wireless link and tested in an abandoned mine. Through the ground wireless is a Holy Grail of mine rescue so this appears to be a great step in the right direction! Share this story:
More...I’m getting bombarded with emails about the incipient DARPA grand challenge in disaster robots- very exciting- both the idea and the attention rescue robotics is getting! While I haven’t gone through the BAA in detail (the whole email barrage thing plus I teach on Tuesdays), the media coverage and speculation highlights 3 things that I [...]
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