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- The U.S. Army is developing a 173 MPH hoverbike Wed, 24 Jun 15, 2:30amSince Return of the Jedi, the concept of a hoverbike has been undeniably cool, but the flying machines may also have many practical advantages over standard helicopters—namely that they're cheaper, quieter and safer...
- The U.S. Army is developing a 173mph hoverbike Tue, 23 Jun 15, 11:27pmSince Return of the Jedi, the concept of a hoverbike has been undeniably cool, but the flying machines may also have many practical advantages over standard helicopters—namely that they're cheaper, quieter and safer...
- AMSA: Helicopter rescue of Akademik Shokalskiy completed Thu, 2 Jan 14, 8:53amUPDATE: So much for that… Sea ice conditions are now likely to delay today’s planned rescue of passengers from the MV Akademik Shokalskiy. bit.ly/1aplnNZ— AMSA News (@AMSA_News) January 02, 2014 And now...
- AMSA: Helicopter rescue of Akademik Shokalskiy likely to commence shortly Thu, 2 Jan 14, 8:53am7.30am AEDT: 2nd January 2014 Rescue operations likely to commence shortly in Antarctica The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) was advised this morning by the MV Akademik...
- All scientists and passengers to be taken off ship stuck in Antarctic Ice Tue, 31 Dec 13, 3:05pm1pm AEDT: 31st December 2013 Helicopter to rescue passengers from Russian vessel in Antarctica The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) was advised this morning by the...
- So much sea ice in Antarctica that a research vessel gets stuck, in summer! Fri, 27 Dec 13, 3:35amIt is summer in the southern hemisphere and yet there is still signifiicantly above normal amounts of sea ice present as the passengers and crew of one tour ship discovered...
- Hovering Rescue Robot Can Crash Into Obstacles and Keep On Flying Tue, 5 Nov 13, 6:30amA new flying robot built to withstand mid-air crashes could play a key role helping disaster victims. The great minds at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne created a flying spheroid robot that can simply bounce off...
- New Device Saves Disaster Victims by Detecting Heartbeats Through Rubble Wed, 11 Sep 13, 3:30amThe Department of Homeland Security and NASA have teamed up to create a new technology capable of detecting the heartbeats of disaster victims through up to 30 feet of rubble, 20 feet of solid concrete, or across 100 feet...
- NASA Creates a Robot that Mimics the Movements of Monkeys Sat, 20 Jul 13, 3:00amFrom giant mechanical jellyfish and manta rays to birds, the field of robotics is quickly moving up the evolutionary chain. In response to DARPA's Robotics Challenge, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has produced a bot that...
- 3D Badger Tracking Technology to Be Modified for Emergency Search and Rescue Situations Thu, 21 Jun 12, 6:30amA team from Oxford University has modified technology that was originally developed to track badgers underground so that it can be used to locate people in an emergency situations, such as a natural disaster or a terrorist...