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Mechanical Assistants: The University of Michigan is training robots to help in terrain too dangerous for first responders

Looking to help with disaster zones which may be unsafe for first responders, the University of Michigan is using funds awarded by the National Science Foundation to help train their bipedal robots to navigate unmapped areas and identify obstacles and obstructions, according to Click On Detroit.

Expanding on their existing robotics research, the three-year program has the goal of reaching a level of maturity where these robots could be sent into areas like collapsed buildings to help review safety, or identify people in need of help. “I envision a robot that can walk autonomously through the forest here on North Campus and find an object we’ve hidden,” said Jessy Grizzle, principal investigator and the Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor of Engineering at U-M, in a release. “That’s what’s needed for robots to be useful in search and rescue, and no robot right now can do it.” 

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https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2021/09/24/university-of-michigan-is-training-these-robots-in-disaster-response

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