Earlier we reported you a prototype machine that scientists demonstrated as Super War-rescue Robot and an amazing fire fighter robot that was especially developed to save people stucked in suffocating smoke at the time of intense fire incidents. Now, according to the New Scientist magazine reports a new ‘friendly appearance’ of the robot is unveiled called Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) that is especially designed to put the wounded at ease.
This human-like robot is capable to pick even the heaviest of casualties and transports them from long distances in an uneven land.
The robot is especially developed by keeping in view those injured soldiers who need immediate medical assistance to save their lives by carrying them on the safe position that other wise is quite difficult and dangerous to pick them up by their pal to reach them and to carry them back on the safe quarter.
To avoid causing more pains to wounded soldiers this caring teddy bear squeezes wounded soldiers with utmost care with its hydraulic arms in a single, smooth movement and can lift up to 135kg efficiently.
However, existing model slides its arms under its burden like a forklift but it is forecasted that future versions of arms will be fitted with maneuverable hands to tenderly scoop up fatalities.
It is controlled remotely via its cameras and microphones through which an operator sees, hears and it is so developed that it can even carry a human-sized dummy on stairs.
According to Daniel Theobald, the president of Vecna Technologies who is developing this robot for the US Army:
We saw a need for a robot that can essentially go where a human can. The robot will be an integral part of a military team.
Some important facts about this smart BEAR are:
1. Teddy bear face designed to be reassuring
2. Hydraulic upper body carries up to 227kgs (500lbs)
3. When kneeling tracked “legs” travel over rubble. Switches to wheels on smooth surfaces
4. Dynamic Balance Behaviour (DBB) technology allows the robot to stand and carry loads upright on its ankles, knees or hips for nearly an hour.
According to the developers the robot will be ready for testing within five years because to make this robot more powerful, Vecna is also working on other prospective applications to heighten robot technology and to help physicians to move heavy patients in hospital, robotically.
Via: BBC
