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Search and Rescue Robots

Posted by michael on from the where-no-man-has-gone-before dept.

An anonymous submitter sent in: "Interesting article on the New York Times [need an acct, blah] about the various robots currently in use to search the rubble of the WTC. Not a very technical article (expectedly). Seems to be all telepresence stuff. No mention of any autonomous devices, which is as I'd expect. Too bad we don't have a few platoons of those sony bipeds with firefighter/s&r programming to make that first response."

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  1. can't be bother with the account? try this story by rm-r · · Score: 2, Redundant

    the BBC have a piece here that doesn't require all that messing about with an account.

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  2. obligatory non reg link by discovercomics · · Score: 1, Redundant

    http://archives.nytimes.com/2001/09/27/technology/ circuits/27ROBO.html