Book 15, Question 90
How Can Small Robots Help Search a Collapsed Building?
Small, bendy robots can crawl into narrow gaps after a building has fallen down! They carry cameras, lights, and microphones. They help rescue teams see where it is safe to dig.
More fun facts
- Responders test search robots in simulated collapsed buildings.
- Search robots must cross rubble, sloping floors, broken walls and tight spaces.
- An engineer is building tiny flying robots called RoboBees.
- He hopes they might one day sense heat or carbon dioxide to find survivors in collapsed buildings.
- The robot bees could then act as beacons to guide rescuers.
Sources: NIST, National Geographic
Questions kids ask
What are RoboBees?
Tiny flying robots that might one day help rescuers find survivors.