Guizhou University Student Team Successfully Developed High Performance Seismic Exploration and Rescue Robot

Recently, the student team of the North Alabama International College of Engineering and Technology of Guizhou University successfully developed a high-performance seismic exploration and rescue robot. This equipment integrates edge computing, self-developed composite power system, soft mechanical arm and other technologies, and is expected to provide a new solution for post earthquake rescue in narrow space.

At present, the robot has established a cooperative relationship with Guizhou Zhongzhi Rescue Team, and some of its functions have been put into field rescue applications through third-party performance testing, providing technological support for improving rescue efficiency in complex environments.

From blueprint design to physical implementation, we have experienced countless failures, but every time we think about the possibility of this robot saving lives in the future, we feel that all the efforts are worth it. "Yang Zhou, a core member of the group, said that in response to the technical pain points of the current earthquake exploration and rescue robots, such as low pass rates in complex ruins, susceptibility to life detection interference, and difficulty in meeting long-term rescue needs, the" Seismic Exploration Frontier "student team spent 5 years developing and achieving multiple technological breakthroughs through interdisciplinary technology integration.

This robot utilizes edge computing technology to save or remotely transmit 2D and 3D map data, as well as human infrared information, obtained through depth cameras and radar after entering the disaster area. It provides data support for subsequent rescue personnel entering the disaster area, and can contact and deliver water, food, and other life supplies to trapped people in small areas.

The robot is also equipped with a "life map drawing system", which can construct a three-dimensional real-life model of the disaster area and improve the efficiency of life search and rescue; Equipped with independently developed composite power and shock absorption systems, it ensures stable travel and equipment safety in complex terrains. It is worth mentioning that the robot is innovatively equipped with a "soft robotic arm", which has the flexible bending and stretching ability of a biological tentacle. It can confirm information at close range when it is uncertain whether the detection target is a human life characteristic, effectively solving the practical problem of difficult life identification in ruins environments.