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EMILY fills “The Gap” between lifeguards in boats and on shore to help 4 boats with 200 refugees arrive safely
Posted by admin on Jan 17, 2016 at 9:11 am America/Chicago
On Friday morning Jan 15, 2016, team member Chief Fernando Boiteux (on vacation from his position as head of lifeguards for LA County Fire Department) deployed EMILY along...READ MORE
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CRASAR deployed to Greece to assist in rescuing drowning refugees Update 1/12/16
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2016 at 3:12 am America/Chicago
CRASAR and Roboticists Without Borders members are on Lesvos on day 2 of a 10 day deployment to Greece to assist the local Coast Guard...READ MORE
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Why It is Unethical NOT to Use Robots for Disasters
Posted by admin on Nov 19, 2015 at 10:36 am America/Chicago
I was a panelist on The Robot Revolution panel held by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in conjunction with the Chicago Museum of Science...READ MORE
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Common UAV Software May Not (Yet) Be Reliable for Building Safety or Damage Assessment
Posted by admin on Nov 10, 2015 at 5:51 pm America/Chicago
[caption id="attachment_1945" align="alignright" width="289"] Sample reconstruction exhibiting all four types of anomalies[/caption] (Note: there is lots of great work going on worldwide and we look...READ MORE
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Common UAV Software May Not (Yet) Be Reliable for Building Safety or Damage Assessment
Posted by admin on Nov 10, 2015 at 5:51 pm America/Chicago
[caption id="attachment_1945" align="alignright" width="289"] Sample reconstruction exhibiting all four types of anomalies[/caption] (Note: there is lots of great work going on worldwide and we look...READ MORE
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Texas Floods: How small UAVs have been used at 9 floods in 6 countries. Don’t forget about UMVs!
Posted by admin on Oct 25, 2015 at 8:46 am America/Chicago
Note: this is a long blog with sections on best practices, where SUAS have been used (and for what missions), the flood of data that...READ MORE
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