Intelligent rescue systems with high information and robot technology have been expected
to mitigate disaster damages, especially in Japan after the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake …

In this paper, we report our activities in the real disaster areas damaged by the Great
Eastern Japan Earthquake. From March 18–21, 2011, we tried to apply a ground rescue …

Natural and man-made disasters are serious problems in every country. Robotics, intelligent
machines, systems and devices are highly expected as effective solutions in the future …

Abstract The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake killed more than 6,000 on Jan. 17,
1995. Many people barely escaped from the debris and actively saved buried lives. Rescue …

Earthquake disaster mitigation requires rapid and efficient search and rescue of survivors.
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) workers have 48 hours to find trapped survivors in a …

Rescue Robotics presents the most significant findings of the DDT Project on robots and
systems for urban search and rescue. This project was launched by the Japanese …

Robotics have important applications in the field of disaster medical rescue. The deployment
of urban rescue robots at the earthquake site can help shorten response time, improve …

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake (magnitude 9.0) and accompanying tsunami hit
the Tohoku region of eastern Japan. Since then, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …

The tragedy of September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center is likely to propel search-
and-rescue robotics into its next stage, just as the Kobe earthquake and the Oklahoma City …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to extract lessons learned from the Fukushima‐Daiichi
accident, caused by a big earthquake and a huge tsunami, which occurred on 11 March …