About CRASAR

The Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) is a Type II Center at Texas A&M University, with Dr. Robin Murphy as the overall Director. It serves as crisis response and research organization which strives to direct and exploit new technology development in robotics and unmanned systems for humanitarian purposes worldwide. It was originally established under the auspices of NIUSR (National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue), and participated in the WTC response, deploying robots on Towers 1 and 2, Building 4, and other areas from the early morning of 9/12/2001 through 10/2/2001.

Our mission is to serve existing rescue organizations by providing deployable robot-assisted search and rescue teams on order, certifying and training SAR personnel on operationally relevant robot systems, evaluating emerging robot technologies, and fostering research into SAR-specific robot systems.