Iran’s Red Crescent adds smart robots to rescue fleet
Between 70 and 80 smart robots for search-and-rescue operations will be acquired by Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Mehr reported.
“The equipment intended to protect emergency workers and improve responses in high-risk areas,” the head of society Pir Hossein Kolivand said.
The society was expanding its use of advanced technology after finding that modern equipment had improved its operational performance, he added.
He said that the society sought to use drones and smart robots in rescue missions to protect emergency workers facing dangerous conditions during the 40-days US-Israeli war in late February.
“The robots can enter damaged buildings and areas hit by strikes, detect gas leaks and provide initial assessments of conditions at disaster sites,” Kolivand explained.
Some can also deliver equipment and supplies to affected areas, he added.
He said the technology could help rescue people trapped under rubble. Rescue teams pulled more than 7,250 people alive from collapsed buildings during the previous war, he added.
Faster operations, improved rescue services and lower costs are among the other benefits, he added.
The society currently has between 70 and 80 of the devices, Kolivand said, expressing hope that expanded domestic production would further strengthen the country’s emergency response fleet.