AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS PREPPED FOR CAVE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION
After practicing in a former limestone mine and an abandoned hospital outside of Pittsburgh, a fleet of robots from Carnegie Mellon University is headed to Kentucky for the final test of the ability to autonomously navigate an uncertain, underground course.
The challenge: Collect as many objects as possible in one hour while navigating a cave in Louisville, Ky.
The goal: Create autonomous robots to help with search and rescue missions for military and first responders.
The kicker: There’s only one operator and a fleet that could include a dozen robots, so the machines must be able to move and make decisions on their own.
It’s hard enough to
