SPROUT, a vine-like rescue robot, consists of an inflatable airtight fabric tube that extends from a fixed base. Inflated with air and controlled by a motor, it navigates rubble by flexing around ...

MIT's SPROUT robot navigates disaster zones with a flexible design, enhancing rescue operations by providing critical insights in hazardous environments.

The robot, dubbed Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit (SPROUT), is capable of growing and maneuvering around obstacles and through small spaces. Its developers suggest that SPROUT can be ...

The department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University have developed a snake-like robot that is able to to squeeze through tight gaps which could prove to be invaluable in search and ...

When buildings collapse during disasters like earthquakes or explosions, finding and rescuing trapped people can be extremely dangerous. To make this job safer and more efficient, scientists at MIT ...

He has met refugee families living in South Korea and visited refugees in camps in Uganda, Kenya and Liberia. In 2012, a giant inflatable Robot Taekwon V was displayed for two weeks outside our ...