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Search &
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Deploying intelligent robots into the unknown β€” navigating disaster zones, unstructured terrain, and hazardous environments where humans cannot safely go.

Into the Danger Zone

The Search and Rescue team builds autonomous robots designed to operate in environments that are dangerous, unpredictable, or simply inaccessible to human responders. In disaster scenarios β€” collapsed buildings, chemical spills, flood zones β€” every second counts.

Our robots combine advanced sensor arrays with robust autonomy to navigate rubble, confined spaces, and dynamic obstacles. Using simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM), they build real-time maps of unexplored environments while actively searching for signs of life.

We integrate thermal imaging, gas sensors, and acoustic detection to locate survivors, and build communication relay systems so robots can report back even when out of direct radio range. Our goal: robots that can operate for extended missions without human guidance.

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πŸ—ΊοΈ Autonomous Navigation

SLAM-based mapping lets our robots build and navigate 3D maps of unknown environments in real time β€” no pre-loaded maps required, just sensors and intelligence.

πŸ”₯ Survivor Detection

Thermal cameras, microphone arrays, and CO2 sensors fused together to identify signs of life even through obstructions, debris, and low visibility conditions.

🌐 Multi-Robot Coordination

Multiple robots working in concert, sharing map data and search progress over a distributed mesh network to maximise area coverage and minimise overlap.

πŸ›‘οΈ Rugged Platform Design

Hardware built to take a beating β€” tracks, sealed electronics, and fail-safe recovery behaviours that keep the robot operational in the harshest conditions.

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Navigation Lead

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Sensor Systems

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Hardware Design

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Computer Vision

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Communications

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