Robots Could Fetch Injured Soldiers From Battlefield

ROBO SPACE

Meet Bear, the Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot.

by Staff Writers
Washington (UPI) Jun 08, 2007
U.S. researchers are developing a remote-controlled robot designed to rescue injured or abducted soldiers without putting their comrades at risk. The prototype of the nearly 6-foot-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot, called Bear, can lift nearly 300 pounds with one arm, and its developer, Vecna Technologies of College Park, Md., is focusing on improving its two-legged lower body.

Tracks on its thighs and shins allow the robot to climb over rough terrain or up and down stairs while crouching or kneeling. Wheels at its hips, knees and feet allow it to switch to two wheels to travel over smooth surfaces while adopting a variety of positions.

The robot's humanoid body and teddy bear-style head give it a friendly appearance.

"A really important thing when you're dealing with casualties is trying to maintain that human touch," said Gary Gilbert of the U.S. Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, which provided the initial $1 million development funding. Congress has since added $1.1 million.

The robot can also load trucks and carry equipment.

Bear is expected to be ready for field testing within five years.

Source: United Press International

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

ROBO SPACE

Robot Joins Nursing School Faculty

Dayton, OH (SPX) Jun 08, 2007
A robot is being employed at the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio to allow faculty members in remote locations to interact with students in class. Developed by InTouch Health of Santa Barbara, Calif., the Remote Presence Robotic System - called RP-7 - makes the institute at Wright State University the first nurse education center in the nation to use the robot for educational purposes.

AEROSPACE Airlines Pledge Emissions Cuts But Warn EU Curbs Could Jeopardise Sector Sandia And Boeing Collaborate To Develop Aircraft Fuel Cell Applications Australia Fears Jet Flight Guilt Could Hit Tourism Nondestructive Testing Keeps Bagram Aircraft Flying	CAR TECH PSEG To Replace 1300 Vehicles with Hybrids To Help Curb Carbon Emissions In New Jersey Toyota Taken To Task In Britain For Prius Advert EU Institution Tests New Climate Friendly Cars GM To Speed Up Development Of Electric Vehicles
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS Boeing Demonstrates Integrated Voice, Data And Video Services With TSAT Tests Boeing Completes Critical Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Tests Lockheed Martin Completes Significant System Design Milestone On TMOS Program Raytheon Demonstrates Joint C3I Warfighter Interoperability	MISSILE DEFENSE Russian Offer Of Joint Missile Base Startles US Lockheed Team Delivers Software For Ground Component Of Space-Based Missile Warning System A Coalition Of Rogues Could Dent The Shield GAO Tips The Scales On ABM
FARM NEWS Compost Reduces P Factor In Broccoli, Eggplant, Cabbage Trial Wild Relatives Sweeten Breeding Program GM Field Trials Uunderestimate Potential For Cross-Pollination Soils Offer New Hope As Carbon Sink	DISASTER MANAGEMENT Locals Block Work At Indonesian Mud Volcano Steel Dam Plan To Plug Indonesian Mud Volcano Chinese Space Agency Joins The International Charter Space And Major Disasters LSU And Los Alamos Team Up To Improve Evacuation Plans
TECH SPACE Scientists Create Fire-Safe, Green Plastic Canon And Toshiba Delay Launch Of New SED Televisions Quasicrystals: Somewhere Between Order And Disorder Space Technology Creates Investment Opportunities	ROBO SPACE Robot Joins Nursing School Faculty A Robot Is Built To Rescue Soldiers Robot To Stand Guard At School Boeing Orbital Express Completes First Autonomous Free Flight And Capture

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement