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How robots are changing search and rescue


let to fly above damHurricanes, mudslides, earthquakes and terror attacks often leave widespread damage – and those injured can often be very hard to reach for search and rescue teams.
Robots can play a vital role in getting life-saving aid to those in need. In fact, Dr Robin Murphy, director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University says they have already had an effect, having been used in incidents such as the 9/11 attacks and the Fukushima tsunami in 2011.
Robots help because they are small enough to enter confined spaces, or they can fly above damaged areas cut off from road transport, which allows rescuers isolated from the scene to find those in most urgent need of attention. 
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