Welcome to Frontline, Here are some of the best robotics and drones sweeping into the
emergency services to save your cute little ass. Kick your roomba to the curb and set
your 5G microchips to fun, let's go.
Robots have already been working in the emergency service and defense sectors for years. If
you combine their current advancements with our knowledge that natural disasters and severe
stupidity are exponentially on the rise, then we can expect our demand for these lil kill
bots to increase up to Skynet levels in the next few decades.
Before witnessing the robots you’ll have to fight off to save humanity. Let's take
a quick look into disaster scenes and with that it's only fair we discuss Florida. Here
universities have partnered with First Responders to develop a system of unmanned aircraft to
provide rapid response to flooding for the hurricane season.
These drones will be stationed at energy facilities where they can be deployed out of their own
fun size travel cooler immediately following a Florida Man incident. They are able to withstand
150mps winds making them one of the most rugged designs on the market and they will contribute
by assessing damage and giving real time feedback to both repair and emergency crews all without
their physical presence.
The same high quality drones are being used in other extreme environments to map out entry
and exit plans for Search and Rescue crews. When every minute counts, it's invaluable
to know the terrain ahead and what you're walking into.
Meanwhile on the ground. You can find this danger noodle.
This guy was designed to fit into tight areas. Using its 6 cameras including infrared, it
can detect survivors as well as gas or any minute vibrations which let responders know
how safe a structure is to enter. It’s got more tricks than your dog and it won’t accuse
you of being a pedophile when you try to help.
Yeet this sucker into a cave or some rubble and let it get to work. There's a fancy compartment
on the side that can carry critical materials to trapped survivors such as a tourniquet
or perhaps some skittles.
The Oceans are also a great place to use robots, it’s dark, scary and that's where sharks
live Remember those floaties in swim class? Well They got a haircut and a job and are
already saving lives as a high speed floatation device. These ocean drones will not only slice
through the roughest seas but also Greg’s chances of summer employment. Sorry guy, Despite
your impressive breaststroke, you've been replaced by a motorized paddle.
Meanwhile In the Aerial drone department, they finally accepted that most of their purpose
is dropping things further than we can throw them. Many of the world's most dangerous bodies
of water can now utilize detachable rafts in search of wayward surfers, overboard victims
and capsized ships. The sheer amount of area that can be covered is incredible and establishing
a quick birds eyes view of the search area is invaluable following an accident..
The best of these Amphibious Robots are capable of traversing land, sea and the most competitive
dance floor. Fitted with cameras these guys could map out cave systems or patrol dangerous
river ways and maybe more?
The design of the hypnotic fin on this amphibious velox robot is engineered to produce energy
through its movements while also avoiding entanglements that might jam up other robots.
There's nothing worse than having your multi million dollar design be taken low by a plastic
bag.
Centauro over here is from Italy and his 6 legs articulate over difficult terrain by
rotating and extending motorized hips, knees and ankle joints. Designed to be physically
resistant to impacts, Centauro will be deployed into collapsed buildings where he can contort
himself into multiple configurations to clear and bust up obstacles. I'd assume he Probably
makes a mean cheese pizza too.
You may notice that many of the disaster robots remain rudimentary compared to our next entries,
a higher level of complexity just isn't required. A claw and camera are the basics you need
to open doors, crawl through rubble and maybe poke a suspicious bag or two.
Fire Departments on the other hand like fancier toys and come with the budgets to play. Witness
the bin fire, the arch nemesis of firefighters everywhere. In the future they wont even merit
an emergency response. Put out these distracting fires all without leaving your superset at
the station gym.
Using robotics it’s going to be Pat from the dispatch center who will nab that calendar
centerfold when he launches another fleet of drones from a network of emergency stations
at a moment's notice.
They will fly over traffic, enter a building immediately upon arrival and use their sophisticated
sensors to attack the source of a fire while scanning for survivors simultaneously. Then
this didek can be employed to guide them out.
Why stop there? We are using robotics to combat wildfires from the safety of the control room.
A pair of drones can now replace multiple human teams while freeing up air frames to
concentrate on water attacks using real time drone feedback for greater precision.
Afterwards conservationists can use special delivery drones to replant the damaged area.
This will be done in a fraction of the time it would take hundreds of tree planters and
all without the smell.
If a community was displaced, Robotics are also filling that humanitarian role. Advanced
home building robots are incredibly efficient, make very few mistakes and can be set autonomously.
The Hadrian X is fed by conveyor belt and is set to build around the clock. Working
off 3d models, these machines are incredibly accurate and consistent in their builds without
wasting any of the reusable material.
Fun fact: Traditional mortar can take days to set, but special adhesive used by the Hadrian
X dries in less than an hour. This makes him capable of quickly building dozens of temporary
shelters. I mean if we don't, who will? The church is not returning my calls.
OK, Try asking any paramedic how they enjoy arriving at an apartment complex with a patient
on the 10th floor. “Ma’am you were clearly walking when we arrived, now you can’t pivot
your ass from the couch to my stretcher?” Welp, now we can put those special friends
on the hover cot and send them down in style. Oh, I forgot the stretcher straps.
Ambulance Drones with integrated defibrillators are set to launch from central sites across
Socialist European cities to those who suffer from cardiac arrest. These will hone into
your cell signal and connect you directly with a dispatcher upon arrival.
I’m hoping the next model goes a step further and places a mechanical arm with an epi pen
Special mention to Moxi the Robot who will provide indispensable work in hospitals and
community outreach centers. Can you imagine what this means.Close your eyes: Do you hear
that handcuffed drunk taking up a bed in an overcrowded ER yelling for another sandwich?
Not this time Satan! Send in Moxi!.
I’ll give this next robot 15 minutes after sunset until it's covered in big brain graffiti.
** add graffiti RoboCop here, actual name - is now patrolling in California to monitor
streets and provide a presence of safety in local parks.
These giant phallic panic buttons are currently roaming California where they can scan your
license plates, identify nearby cell signals and use night vision to identify you cowering
in the bushes.
Traffic stops are a dangerous activity to perform. A non profit institute intends it
to be a police robot that notices the faint smell of pot coming from your car. This Cop
on a stick will allow officers to carry out roadside traffic stops without ever setting
down their coffee.It can scan your license and registration, provide facial recognition
and still feel threatened by quick movements.
Ok Spot the Dog had his own black mirror episode which displayed a terrifying depiction of
a future I hope never to encounter without a shotgun.
EMS and Fire versions are walking house kits that carry equipment and sensors, but the
police versions is who we send to check out bomb threats and what that barricaded nut
job is doing, hopefully with a flash bang taped to its side. I’m holding out for a
stair chair model with a bariatric seat on the top. Yea, i’ll take your orders now.
Alright, this segways well to violence. We can’t seem to develop something nice without
wanting to attach a rocket launcher to it. Military Developments have been funding robotic
progression for decades. The US Alone has budgeted 18 Billion for autonomous weapons
in the last 4 years alone.
A United Nations report out of Libya has stated unconfirmed reports that military grade drones
may have already killed a fleshy meatbag - disintegrate the like button meat bag) and without any
assistance from a remote human operator.
If true, this represents a historic first for robotics on their way to domination . Weapons
experts are already debating the potential runaway drone we could encounter if an unforeseen
algorithmic problem is partnered with the ability to kill.
As these advances continue. Robotics will become increasingly more autonomous and soon
Drones will be able to launch from the palm of your hand. These will fly for hours, and
send all of your incriminating conversations directly to the Secret Service. I expect they
will be recklessly outfitted with a gunge abar after the next engineer watches DUNE.
We are now on an unstoppable course to have Combat Robotics become a game changing force
multiplier while also offering a massive psychological advantage on any battlefield.
We can all agree robots are pretty awesome and I’m proud that our species as a whole
has largely prioritized human life, rescue and function instead of mindlessly focusing
on something we can use to have sex with.
If you enjoyed Emergency Robots, you should Check out Emergency Animals. Same idea, cuter
concept.