Tiny Robots Could Aid Search and Rescue
Berkeley, Calif. — At a University of California, Berkeley laboratory, engineers are building cockroach-like robots with a noble purpose — search and rescue. Smaller than the palm of a hand and weighing an ounce, the robots are fast, nimble, and equipped with microphones and thermostats to detect sound and heat. “Imagine there’s a warehouse that’s collapsed,” said Ronald Fearing, the director of UC Berkeley’s Biomimetic Millisystems...
Global Rescue to the Rescue
Lebanon — When Nepal was struck by a deadly earthquake last weekend, a crisis response company with local ties was among the first to respond. With mountain climbers among its clients, Global Rescue, a Boston-based company with a satellite office in Lebanon, typically does dozens of helicopter evacuations from the Himalayas every year. When the earthquake hit, company personnel were already in Nepal gearing up to support the climbing...
