This report projects the need for unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to assist with a
response to a hazardous material incident, also called chemical biological radiological or …

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incident response varies
dramatically based upon the hazardous material, the incident size and the response …

The IEEE Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics community has created a roadmap for
producing unmanned systems that could be adopted by the Public Safety sector within 10 …

This paper summarizes the findings and observations from the NSF-JST-NIST Workshop on
Rescue Robotics held at Texas A&M, March 8-11, 2010. The 50 workshop participants …

Rescue missions for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE)
incidents are highly risky and sometimes it is impossible for rescuers to perform, while these …

This paper describes the development of a robot prototype for intervention, sampling, and
situation awareness in CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) missions. It …

Within six hours of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, four teams from the Center for
Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) were on their way to the site, their vans …

The Department of Homeland Security, through the Science and Technology Directorate
Standards Program, is developing performance standards for robots applied to urban search …

Nuclear facilities often require continuous monitoring to ensure there is no contamination of
radioactive materials that might lead to safety or environmental issues. The current approach …

We conducted a web-based survey to establish law enforcement robotics needs for
applications that extend beyond explosive ordnance disposal. The survey addressed …