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The Lessons Learned From Emergency Robot Deployments

Posted by samzenpus on from the danger-will-robinson dept.

aarondubrow writes: Robin Murphy, director of Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University and one of the leading researchers in the field of disaster robotics, has used robots and UAVs for search-and-rescue missions and structural inspections during more than 20 disasters, from 9/11 to Katrina to Fukushima and the 2015 Texas floods. The Huffington Post carried a story where she describes five lessons she's learned from her robot deployments and research.

12 comments

  1. Number 6. by NMBob · · Score: 1

    Don't piss of the robot that may one day have to come looking for you.

  2. Kinda Thin by postbigbang · · Score: 2

    It's a glossy HuffPoTech article, has a few interesting examples, but is not a deep dive on the subject by anyone's estimation. This said, slashdot geeks would enjoy more depth in this area. After all, we're geeks, coders, and engineers.

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    1. Re:Kinda Thin by LifesABeach · · Score: 1

      Speak for yourself princess. But lets looks at some facts. Some educators at A&M made a really exciting sounding grant proposal, and when it all boiled down to is having some fun with model drones. Cool.

  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. We made one, $850 by spiritplumber · · Score: 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Robotic stretcher built for the Mars Society. It's portable. Email me for info.

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  5. Re:Smells like click bait to me by Coren22 · · Score: 1

    These five things will amaze you, especially number 4!

    God how I hate those ads...

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  6. This. by Grog6 · · Score: 1

    The Robots you are likely to see Looking for you in the future are most likely "Peace Bots" there to help subjugate or kill you, depending on their orders.

    Humans are so fallible; most people won't shoot the unarmed defenseless women and children; no prob for Bots.

    AI is going to Change the World, eventually.

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    1. Re:This. by LifesABeach · · Score: 1

      Maybe it's time to start making the critters 3 Laws safe?

  7. Re:Smells like click bait to me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    God how I hate those ads...

    I hate #17 the most!

  8. CRASH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They should have called it
    Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Help

  9. Any connection to the move to ban sexbots? by DutchUncle · · Score: 1

    . . . . because "emergency sex robot deployment" sounds like a great concept for a TV series. Or a band name.