JAKARTA (Reuters CAIRO) - The earthquake was one of the many natural disasters that hit Indonesia in recent years. Many buildings collapsed and struck the victim thought was still alive and awaiting rescue.
However, sometimes a team Search and Rescue (SAR) can not reach a certain point and use the rescue robots to find victims while lowering the risk of other casualties from the rescue team.
The problem, robot mobility limited SAR. Although the robot is fitted with cameras for the operator to monitor the conditions around the robot from a distance, it still sometimes the legs of the robot is snagged up to stop the movement of which inhibit the process of finding the victim.
To that end, the research team headed by Abdul Muis of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia used a method called Haptics Tele-operation. Use of this method is intended to enhance the ability of robotic mobility SAR.
"In bilateral control, it takes a master to support robot control more accurately," said Abdul Muis.
