The project started a year ago, and after the update we had last week, we promise you the results will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. This projec tfocuses on creating multi-robot systems – essentially, a group of drones that can collaborate to perform search and rescue missions. And here’s the best part: all these drones will be controlled through one single interface! So,imagine you’re in a search and rescue mission, and you can add or subtract drones as needed – pretty cool, right?

Why Robotto participates in research projects

At Robotto, we’re passionate about innovation, and that’s exactly what the HERD project is bringing to the table. We’re taking our SAR (Search and Rescue) solution to the next level, and we’re doing it in collaboration with some of the biggest Danish research institutions in the game.

You might be thinking, but you’re a company that already uses robotic technology,why would you spend your time working with researchers? Well, here’s the thing: technology is always changing, and while things like “the longest battery life yet” or “the sharpest image we’ve ever seen” are great for things like your phone, we want to provide much, much more for our clients. The best way to do this is to develop research projects with researchers at the highest level,directly connected to our solutions here at Robotto.

Robotto is honoured to be a part of this project, and we are excited to see the results of our collaboration with the other universities and business partners. We believe that the development of multi-robot systems for search and rescue operations will profoundly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of these critical operations.

The HERD project is a major step forward in the development of innovative solutions forfirst responders. Robotto is committed to providing the best technology tools to those who put their lives on the line to help others. Our participation inthe HERD project is just one more example of our dedication to the mission.

Want to read about the progress the researchers have made? Check out their publications here:

https://nielsvanberkel.com/files/publications/iros2022a.pdf

https://nielsvanberkel.com/files/publications/nordichi2022b.pdf

Researchers will also be featured in Cultural Robotics: Social Robots and their Emergent Cultural Ecologies with the chapter “Drone Swarms to Support Search and Rescue Operations: Opportunities and Challenges” Maria-Theresa Oanh Hoang, Kasper Andreas Rømer Grøntved, Niels van Berkel, Mikael Skov, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Timothy Merritt.

Read more about the project here: https://direc.dk/herd-human-ai-collaboration-engaging-and-controlling-swarms-of-robots-and-drones/

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