26 Ocak 2016 Salı

Reflection Task 2a

Rescue robots are effective for many reasons. To begin with, rescue robots are the fast response units in case of a disaster. In the event of a disaster, every minute makes a difference. A minute is the hairline between life and death. We are not able to respond as fast as a tiny robot by reasons of the conditions in a disaster. To illustrate, we can take a look at İzmit Earthquake. 17. 127 innocent people died in that disaster. Many victims had to be on the razor’s edge under wreck. Unfortunately most of them lost their lives in consequence of the slow response team. As the team was searching the survivors, there weren’t any high tech equipment available. They had to yell in hope of hearing a survival. However, if there had been any kind of these robots, maybe many of victims would be alive today. In the Soma example, absence of these rescue units caused many casualties. In that event, no news could be obtained from the explosion area. If we had had tiny robots, we could have obtained the vital information and provided the way out. Secondly, these robots have much more resistance to damages than we can take. For fire accidents, there are robots which can endure up to 200 degrees. Also, we can’t dive as deep as robots can dive. There are micro robots that are able to get in rat holes. Even we send them to other planets for scientific purposes. The third reason is gathering and distribution of information. In the course of disaster, working in harmony is a key of success, yet in such a situation, it is a hard process. In a building, while medical unit tries to get wounded people, infrastructure officers search for gas and electric checkpoints to prohibit a possible explosion after an earthquake. It is possible to get all of them done with a one tiny robot or drone. As robot gives information about infrastructure, drone can detect survivors. All in all, rescue robots have useful capabilities in due course of a disaster.

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