Robot Snake Could Aid Search and Rescue Operations 66
mikejuk writes "The Carnegie Mellon University Biorobotics Lab demonstrates how the snakelike robots can aid search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings. The video appeared more or less at the same time as the current real disaster in Dhaka, Bangladesh where an 8-storey building collapsed, trapping some three thousand people. Bangladesh rescue teams, helped by members of the community, have so far worked with small tools and their bare hands to bring out survivors. Having a snake robot that could provide pictures from within the building would lead to speedier and more effective rescue operations."
Re:So let me get this straight... (Score:4, Funny)
We'be been building them for the better part of a decade, and stories about them get posted to Slashdot after every major building collapse.
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