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There is a strong demand for efficient lifesaving techniques and devices in preparation for large-scale earthquakes. We focus on searching survivors and develop the rescue robot “Pneumatic-Drive Expandable Arm.” That is an elastic arm type robot driven by pneumatic pressure and has a camera on the head. That can travel stably in the rubble-strewn environment where electric power or wireless communication is not available.
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Mishima, D., Aoki, T., Hirose, S. (2006). Development of Pneumatically Controlled Expandable Arm for Search in the Environment with Tight Access. In: Yuta, S., Asama, H., Prassler, E., Tsubouchi, T., Thrun, S. (eds) Field and Service Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10991459_49
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