Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. R&D of rescue robots started after Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. After 10 years of many people´s contributions, some systems have grown up to practical level. This invited talk will introduce development of Active Scope Camera (ASC), a thin serpentine robot which can enter gap of rubble piles 5cm wide to search victims inside. ASC was awarded The Robot Award 2008. It introduces Kenaf, a tracked vehicle with the highest mobility in the world, which has been developed in a NEDO project.
