SARbot searches for victims underwater in Japan (video)

Joining the extended family of robots assisting with the relief effort in Japan , the Texas-based Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) has sent its SARbot to Rikuzentakata. Like some of the other bots , this guy can shoot video as it swims under houses and other crippled structures, but it also sports a “limb grasping mechanism,” designed to retrieve drowning victims and assist in other search and rescue operations. As of yet its searches have come up empty, but the bot has kept the camera rolling during its underwater adventures, so head past the break to check out a clip of its footage. Continue reading SARbot searches for victims underwater in Japan (video) SARbot searches for victims underwater in Japan (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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