Collaborate Disseminate
Even with smartphones, RV-ready Starlink internet and personal rescue beacons, the wilderness can be a hostile, unstable place that leaves you incapacitated and stranded in an instant. It pays to have a backup plan and even a backup to the backup.Conti… Continue reading Thermos-sized survival beacon launches SOS balloon 150 feet overhead
The search for survivors at disaster sites is one of the most commonly suggested uses for drones. If those people are buried under debris, however, they won’t be visible from the air. That’s where LUCY comes in, as it could let drones locate survivors … Continue reading Drone-mounted LUCY tech has an ear for hidden disaster-site survivors
After getting its burly MK-1 e-4WD ready for order in late 2022, Scottish startup Munro Vehicles is back with an all-new special edition. It developed the Mountain Rescue edition after intensive discussions with Scottish, English and Welsh mountain res… Continue reading Munro’s all-electric Mountain Rescue 4×4 lights up the night
If you’re looking for a good excuse to finally buy a drone, you probably can’t do better than claiming it can save your life. Granted, you may never find yourself …read more Continue reading Stranded Motorist Effects Own Rescue Using a Drone and a Cell Phone
When it comes to demining or finding victims after a disaster, dogs are well-known to aid humans by sniffing out threats and trapped humans with ease. Less well-known, but no …read more Continue reading Equipping Rats With Backpacks to Find Victims Under Rubble
Though oddly beautiful in its own way, it’s a sight no astronaut wants to see: their spacecraft, the only way they have to return to Earth, ejecting countless iridescent droplets …read more Continue reading Damaged Soyuz May Leave Crew Without a Ride Home
We’ve all seen footage of disaster victims being winched up into helicopters, in litter-type stretchers. It’s not a good thing if those litters start spinning or swaying, though, which is what the thrust-vectoring Vita Rescue System is designed to stop… Continue reading Vita Rescue System keeps medevac litters from spinning and swaying
Imagine if someone such as a stranded mountain climber needed food, but could initially only be reached by drone. Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept system of getting that food to them, in the form of a drone with edible wings.Continue Readin… Continue reading Potentially life-saving drone features edible rice-cake wings
Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology are working on a new autonomous search and rescue system made up of a marine vessel that can launch a fleet of fixed-wing drones to scout a predefined area, along with live-feed quadcopters.Co… Continue reading Chalmers team working on tri-drone autonomous search and rescue system
When rescuing avalanche victims or other people in cold, snowy outdoor conditions, it can be difficult to monitor their vital signs via traditional means. The MedSENS device was created with that fact in mind, as it simply goes in the ear and gets stra… Continue reading MedSENS sticks outdoor vital-signs monitoring in the patient’s ear