Real Rescue Robot League
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Robocup Real Rescue Robot League
The Robocup Rescue Real Robot League competition is an international evaluation symposium for the Rescue Robotics which studies future standards for robotic infrastructure built to support human welfare. At each match a team of multiple (autonomous or tele-operated) robots moves inside the test arena, which divided into thee regions of increasing difficulty levels, searching for victims and building a map of the surrounding environment and victims locations that is transmitted to the operator station. Currently the NIST USAR arena has been used in several Robocup Rescue and AAAI competitions. Click here for newest rules of Robocup Rescue.
[edit] Robot Capabilities
A Rescue Robot should have the following capabilities:
- Mobility
The robot should have such “Mobility” that be able to explore easily in unstructured environment of a collapsed building. In addition it should have the capability of stair climbing.
- Obstacle Avoidance
Robot should avoid of collision for avoiding dangerous locking situations, as well as preventing to make more damage in environment because the obstacles may be static or dynamic and have different characteristics.
- Victim Detection
This is a very difficult task especially in unstructured environment of a collapsed building where the only signs of victims are their voice, body heat, wearing texture, breathing out gases and body scent.
- Localization and Path Planning
To determine victim position for human rescuers, robot has to be able to determine its position. Also it should be able find its path in ruins to search for victims and go out of structure after end of its mission.
