This paper reports on insights by robotics researchers that participated in a 5-day robot-
assisted nuclear disaster response field exercise conducted by Kerntechnische Hilfdienst …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with multiple complementary sensors have
tremendous potential for fast autonomous or remote-controlled semantic scene analysis, eg …

Extended reality (XR) applications often perform resource-intensive tasks, which are
computed remotely, a process that prioritizes the latency criticality aspect. To this end, this …

The large number and scale of natural and man-made disasters have led to an urgent
demand for technologies that enhance the safety and efficiency of search and rescue teams …

Earthquakes, fire, and floods often cause structural collapses of buildings. However, the
inspection of such damaged buildings poses a high risk for emergency forces or is even …

Climate change is leading to more and more extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall
and flooding. This technical report deals with the question of how rescue commanders can …

This report is the third reiteration in an ongoing series dedicated to identifying and
examining evolving trends relevant for civil protection. It offers an overview of relevant trends …

While rescue robots are becoming more established as part of disaster response, they are
typically teleoperated in actual disasters.(Autonomous) assistance functions can improve …

This paper presents a case of experimentation with heterogeneous robots swarms
(quadrotors and differential drive robots) where part of the agents are real and the rest are …

In the face of humanitarian crises such as torrential rainfall, resulting floods, and landslides,
rapid rescue operations are often imperative. However, owing to the inherent dangers and …