Robin Murphy - Search and Rescue Robots
![Talking Robots: Robin Murphy - Search and Rescue Robots](http://lis2.epfl.ch/resources/podcast/uploaded_images/robin-719395.jpg)
In order to facilitate the transfer of research to industry and the emergency response community, in 2003 she established in partnership with the University of Minnesota the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Safety, Security, and Rescue Technology, which she directed from 2003 to 2006.
![Rescue robot WTC](http://lis2.epfl.ch/resources/podcast/uploaded_images/robotwtc1-767170.jpg)
From the RobocupRescue Competition to an actual disaster site the step is immense and the path is scattered with unthought-of challenges. Unless your robot robustly fits the terrain or is one-size fits all (i.e. it can fly, slither, jump, and swim) and you've done the training (Murphy is technical search specialist, Florida Task Force 3 regional urban search and rescue team), it might not make the cut. Further challenges are rescuer-robot interactions, victim-robot interactions and the logistics involved in moving quickly to the disaster area. In the end, search and rescue robots need to become a priority on the shopping-list of disaster relief agencies to be efficient. The market, however, is not quite ready.
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