ResQBot: 재해 상황에서 수색 · 구조용 소프트 로봇 개발

초록

In inevitable disaster situations such as earthquakes, rapid search and rescue operations are of utmost importance, but the fear of further damage prevents them. In this study, we developed a rescue soft robot, ‘ResQBot’ that can precede search operations in disaster rescue situations. ‘ResQBot’ operates a pneumatic actuator to facilitate rescue operations in heterogeneous debris, and proposes a way to solve the risk of breakage of existing rigid robots with non-rigid tissues. The study conducted an analysis of the mobility through speed measurements and examined the load-bearing capacity of the expansion unit, providing evidence that ResQBot can be safely and efficiently utilized in actual rescue operations.

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