Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders

The National Institute of Standards and Technology held a rescue robot exercise in Texas last week in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard suite of performance tests to help evaluate candidate mechanical rescuers. This exercise was sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security`s Science and Technology Directorate to develop performance standards for robots for use in urban search and rescue missions.

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