Search and rescue in urban disaster zones is a methodical process often conducted jointly by local emergency management authorities and international teams. Speed is essential as people trapped in ...

The K9 USAR Thailand team has called off the search for missing persons in the aftermath of the tragic State Audit Office ...

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the University of Notre Dame have developed a vine-like robot to aid disaster response. The Soft ...

SPROUT, an innovative vine robot, navigates rubble to assist emergency responders, providing critical mapping and situational ...

When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these ...

THE first batch of the Philippine humanitarian contingent to the earthquake-hit Myanmar arrived on Tuesday afternoon at the capital city of Naypyidaw, the Office of Civil Defense said on Tuesday ...

SMART has since evolved into a world-class elite force, achieving the prestigious status of a Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team from the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group ...

Nebraska Task Force One's 165-member urban search and rescue team has been deployed to 35 major federal disasters since it ...

When buildings collapse during disasters like earthquakes or explosions, finding and rescuing trapped people can be extremely ...

The fragility of current drone designs makes them susceptible to damage, thus limiting their use in search and rescue missions. A robotics team has designed and tested a first-of-its-kind ‘soft ...