environment. The damage site cannot be actively entered but must be inspected from a safe distance. In this context, mobile robots …

summarizing emergency response by robots to the Fukushima‐Daiichi accident. Findings – Many lessons had been learned from the … experiences on robots' emergency response to the accident; organization and operation scheme, and systemization were major lessons … learned. Practical implications – Unmanned constructive heavy machines and robots donated from the USA or imported from Sweden …

Purpose – This study aims to investigate locomotion mechanisms of different urban search and rescue (USAR) robots … currently being researched or commercially available on the market. Design/methodology/approach – USAR robots are categorized by … – The paper finds that none of current USAR robots can practically and autonomously carry out rescue work in a complex and …

Purpose – This paper aims to present a teleoperation system that allows one to control a group of mobile robots in a … human‐robot interaction by means of natural language interfaces, allowing one to teleoperate multiple mobile robots in an … and other applications where the operator may guide the exploration of the robots to certain areas in the map. Design …

as a reference parameter to assess locomotion effectiveness of snake‐ and worm‐like robots. The state‐of‐the‐art is … in the future development of new mobile robots with higher locomotion capability than today's available systems. Several …‐effective snake‐ and worm‐robots, especially for rescue application in rubble, is foreseen. The design proposed takes cost …

. Microbots are a new search and rescue concept based on the deployment of teams of small spherical mobile robots. In this concept … limitations/implications – The implication of this research is that small hopping robots are appropriate for certain search and … significant impact on the search and rescue robots. Originality/value – These results suggest that a team of Microbots‐based DEAs …

serpentine robots with enhanced climbing ability. The locomotion modules apply sock locomotion technology that allows great … serpentine robots are requested for quick and safe rescue and special risky interventions in environments where dense vegetation …, rubble and confined spaces prevent human presence. These robots offer invaluable potential help in such risky interventions …