Now in Robotics
Flying Robots to the Rescue
A team at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Laboratory is designing autonomous robots that can fly in swarms to do tasks that are too dangerous to be performed by humans, such as "first response" after natural disasters and search and rescue missions.
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With fewer doctors to meet the growing health-care needs of our aging population, hospitals and health systems are investing in robotic systems for surgery and telemedicine that increase their patient capacity and geographic reach.
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To expand inspection capabilities and increase cost-effectiveness, the Electric Power Research Institute is developing a transmission line inspection robot and another that will inspect insulators on transmission line. The robots will use various inspection technologies and work with remote sensors to identify encroachment in rights of way as well as equipment or structural malfunctions.
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