IRobot is more famous nowadays as the inventor of the Roomba.
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The tele-operated, tread-footed duo “proved invaluable during early efforts to ascertain the full extent of the wreckage inside the units, which suffered huge structural damage as a result of hydrogen explosions,” the Japan Times wrote nearly a year after the tragedy. That was true in the immediate aftermath, too, when iRobot - not to be confused with I, Robot - brought in a pair of PackBots to help assess the damage. How it's using rescue robots: As Wired noted in 2018, post-meltdown Fukushima served for years as both rehearsal space and mainstage for robot researchers looking to ply their wares in nuclear-emergency assessment and cleanup.
Up next? Assisted by the National Science Foundation, Texas A&M researchers are trying to make EMILY more autonomous though the use of drone tethering and thermal sensory technology. Additionally, the craft can carry up to five people and features a Kevlar-reinforced hull that helps it withstand massive waves and other types of impact. Office of Naval Research, the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research and Hydronalix, EMILY can cruise along at speeds of up to 22 mph thanks to its 22-volt battery powered engine. According to PRI, EMILY aided more than 240 refugees in its first 10 days of deployment alone.Ĭo-developed by the U.S. Although its first version dates back to 2010, the robot was relatively little known until 2016, when it reportedly helped rescue hundreds of asylum seekers off the coast of Greece during the European migrant crisis. How it's using rescue robots: Hyrodnalix’s Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard (EMILY) is a four-foot, 25-pound remote-controlled robot that acts as a hybrid flotation buoy-lifeboat.
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