A US firm has invented a robot module that clips on to consumer drones and enables it to search for survivors A technology firm has developed a small robot module that clips on to any small drone and can be used to search for survivors from the air in a disaster zone. IntelliNet Sensors , based in Orange County, California, has invented the Lynx6-A module, which can be easily clipped on to any small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), whether it is a low-end or high-end product. The module contains a small robot with an integrated micro HD video camera that uses an advanced ultralight sensor to detect heartbeats and breathing beneath rubble. Why advertise with us There are currently several methods used in the oil and mining industries, archaeology and emergency services to detect objects beneath ground level, including seismic sensors, radar detectors and K-9 police dogs. In April, Nasa’s Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response (FINDER) radar detector was able to locate four survivors in two different collapsed buildings in the Nepalese town of Chautara in its first real-life disaster zone trial. The detector works by sending out low-power microwave signals, which penetrates rubble and collapsed walls, […]
