Disaster Rescue Robot Formation Drill: First 72-Hour Autonomous Operation in Turkey Earthquake Simulation
JICA and Turkey's AFAD conduct earthquake rescue drill with 12 heterogeneous robots completing 72-hour autonomous search and rescue operations in simulated rubble.
Japan's JICA and Turkey's AFAD conducted a three-day earthquake rescue joint drill near Ankara on January 14. A formation of 12 heterogeneous robots achieved the first 72-hour autonomous search and rescue operation in simulated rubble environments.
The formation included 4 snake-shaped search robots, 4 quadruped transport robots, and 4 drones. Snake robots searched for survivors in rubble crevices, quadrupeds delivered medical supplies, and drones provided aerial views and communication relay. The formation coordinated actions through distributed task allocation algorithms.
AFAD president Okay Memiş stated the drill validated the robot formation's autonomous decision-making capability in communication-disrupted environments. JICA plans to deliver the first batch of 30 rescue robots to Turkey within 2028.
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