Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle does the heavy-lifting, whatever the terrain

Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle does the heavy-lifting, whatever the terrain: "Canada-based robotics company Clearpath Robotics has unveiled the aptly-named Grizzly Robot Utility Vehicle: an unmanned four wheel drive robotic platform that promises to tackle the most demanding agricultural, mining, and defense tasks you can throw at it, whatever the terrain."

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Festo demonstrates BionicOpter dragonfly robot

Festo demonstrates BionicOpter dragonfly robot: "The dragonfly is quite the show off when it comes to flying. It can hover in mid-air, maneuver in all directions, and glide without so much as a beat of its wings. After succeeding in capturing the essence of a herring gull with the SmartBird, the folks over at German pneumatic and electric automation company Festo challenged themselves with the creation of a robotic addition to the dragonfly family – the BionicOpter."

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Pars aerial robot delivers a payload of life preservers to drowning victims

Pars aerial robot delivers a payload of life preservers to drowning victims: "f current technology trends are any indication, it's possible that human lifeguards could be replaced by robots in the future. So far, we've seen a remote-controlled rescue buoy and a salamander-like bot that travels on both water and land, among many others. Rather than having to cut through rough water to get to folks in trouble like many search and rescue robot designs, an Iranian research center proposes a quadcopter called Pars that launches from a floating platform and drops life preservers precisely where they're needed."

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Vibrating helmet designed to guide firefighters through smoke

Vibrating helmet designed to guide firefighters through smoke: "Firefighters can quite often find themselves in smoke-filled rooms, where it’s impossible to see more than a few inches in any direction. Not wanting those firefighters to run into walls, researchers at the University of Sheffield have created a prototype helmet that vibrates against the wearer’s forehead, letting them know the location of nearby obstacles."

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