These are some of the lessons learned by the CRASAR deployments to to Hurricane Maria (J. Adams, lead) and Oso Mudslides (R. Murphy, lead), and from outbriefs of the 2018 Northern Kyushu Heavy ...
http://crasar.org/flying-small-uas-for-fooding-in-rural-and-mountainous-areas/
NBC Nightly News on Aug. 28, 2018, featured CRASAR deployed ground robots from the 9/11 World Trade Center, as well as marine vehicles used at the Japanese Tsunami and the Syrian Boat Refugee Cri...
As the wildfire seasons burns on, here are 6 lessons learned for small unmanned aerial systems and even unmanned ground vehicles. These are based on CRASAR member collective experiences, such ...
http://crasar.org/six-lessons-for-unmanned-systems-at-wildfires/
With the extreme weather throughout the US, we’ve put together a 1-page just-in-time guide for public safety agencies capturing the 6 major recommendations for using sUAS during the response ph...
http://crasar.org/best-practices-for-small-unmanned-aerial-systems-for-floods-now-available/
Having recently supported the response to Hawaii volcano eruption at Kilauea Volcano Lower East Rift Zone, we offer the following insights and lessons learned regarding use of UAVs for volcano er...
http://crasar.org/lessons-learned-deploying-uavs-for-volcano-eruption-response/
A five person volunteer team from the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue deployed to the Leilani Estates Eruption event (Hawaii) from May 14-19, 2018 with a cache of small unmanned aeria...
We’ve been watching the Hawaii volcano with interest- it is a first of its kind event for small UAS. Check out the short podcast. And hope the volcano doesn’t blow… best wishes to the r...
http://crasar.org/6-ways-volcanoes-are-different-for-flying-small-uas/
With the 2018 hurricane season just weeks away, the independent not-for-profit Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) announced the first ever Disaster Robotics Awards. Awards were ...
I’ve been getting questions about the use of unmanned systems for the recent horrific Montecito mudslides, so let me extend my earlier tweet, both in terms of thoughts and prayers to the victim...
http://crasar.org/top-5-surprises-in-unmanned-systems-for-mudslides/
In November, members of the Roboticists Without Borders small UAS and UMV teams participated in CAUSE V, a joint US-Canada DHS exercise focusing on wireless communications during a disaster. Chec...
http://crasar.org/cause-v-testing-telecommunications-coverage-and-bandwidth-for-small-uas/