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When arriving at a disaster site, one of the most crucial tasks is to locate any survivors who may be trapped in the debris. A new module is designed to let drones do so, by detecting the radio signals of victims’ mobile phones.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Echo SAR turns cell phones into drone-detected rescue beacons
A long-time purveyor of toys and robo-balls in their many forms, Sphero recently started to eye other applications for its robot technology, including machines designed to help first responders. The startup spun-off specifically to develop these kinds … Continue reading ReadySight first responder robot can be tossed into sticky situations
Experts warn that climate change will make the world a more inhospitable place to live, and we may be further along in that journey than we realized, a new report from the UN has revealed. The frequency of natural disasters over the past two decades is… Continue reading Climate change driving huge surge in natural disasters, UN finds
Earlier in the month, Toyota and Honda revealed plans to start testing a fuel-cell bus designed as a mobile power source for disaster relief. Now Nissan has driven out an emergency response vehicle based on its Leaf electric car that will also provide … Continue reading Nissan drives out mobile power and disaster relief concept
When disaster strikes, the power often goes out, and it may be a good while before it’s restored. Toyota and Honda start testing the Moving e system this month, a fuel cell bus designed to serve as a mobile power source to help meet a community’s emerg… Continue reading Testing of fuel cell bus as mobile power source for disaster relief begins
Searching for sources of potentially harmful radiation isn’t a job that most people would want – so why not get a drone to do it? Well, a team of Czech engineers is currently developing just such an aircraft.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Technology… Continue reading Radiation-tracking drone could follow leaks to their source
In settings such as disaster sites, toxic gas leaks can pose a real risk to rescue teams. With that in mind, Spanish researchers have outfitted a small drone to go into buildings and check for such gases, before anyone enters…
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A multi-year field study of the deadly 2014 landslide that destroyed an entire community in Washington State is providing new insights into how such large-scale slides operate. A special team from the US Geological Survey did detailed measure… Continue reading Washington tragedy sheds light on landslide mechanics
Maybe George Costanza was right. Continue reading Computational Models Suggest Heroism Is Suboptimal for Saving Lives in an Emergency
The current alerts, used for things like weather emergencies and Amber Alerts, only support text. Continue reading Wireless Emergency Alerts of the Future Will Support Clickable Links