RoboticsRobots provide support in the Amatrice earthquake zone
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Amatrice, Italy, three flying robots and two robots were deployed as part of the EU research project 'TRADR'. Under great time pressure, they helped the Italian fire department with further operational planning.
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In the 'TRADR' ('Teaming for Robot Assisted Disaster Response') project, researchers are developing new technologies for mixed human-robot teams for use in medium and large-scale disaster scenarios. Italian rescue workers in the Amatrice earthquake zone, in which over 250 people died at the end of August 2016, asked the TRADR team to ...
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