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MIT researchers develop robot designed to help first-responders in disaster situations - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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A new robot created by a team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Notre Dame could save lives. The robot operates with a soft, air-inflated tube that unfolds into small spaces. It can maneuver around sharp corners in disaster zones. The researchers call it a “vine robot.” “It moves, not like a snake or a wire that you would push from the base, but it moves by extending from the tip,” said developer…

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MIT researchers develop robot designed to help first-responders in disaster situations - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A new robot created by a team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Notre Dame could save lives. The robot operates with a soft, air-inflated tube that unfolds into small spaces. It can maneuver around sharp corners in disaster zones. The researchers call it a “vine robot.” “It moves, not like a snake or a wire that you would push from the base, but it moves by extending from the tip,” said developer…

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How can first responders safely save people trapped under rubble? This vine-like robot may be the answer

A new robot designed to grow and weave like a vine could rewrite rubble rescue operations and allow first responders a safe and hands-free way to assess the situation.

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Scientists build “growing” robot to help rescuers search through rubble

When buildings collapse during disasters like earthquakes or explosions, finding and rescuing trapped people can be extremely dangerous. To make this job safer and more efficient, scientists at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, working with researchers from the University of Notre Dame, have created a soft robot called SPROUT. SPROUT stands for Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit. […] The post Scientists build “growing” robot to help rescuers search…

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