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Lessons from Robot-Assisted Disaster Response Deployments by the German Rescue Robotics Center Task Force
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  • Hartmut Surmann,
  • Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová,
  • Kevin Daun,
  • Marius Schnaubelt,
  • Oskar von Stryk,
  • Manuel Patchou,
  • Stefan BÃűcker,
  • Christian Wietfeld,
  • Jan Quenzel,
  • Daniel Schleich,
  • Sven Behnke,
  • Robert Grafe,
  • Nils Heidemann,
  • Dominik Slomma
Hartmut Surmann
University of Applied Science

Corresponding Author:hartmut.surmann@w-hs.de

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Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová
Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Kunstliche Intelligenz GmbH Standort Saarbrucken
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Kevin Daun
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
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Marius Schnaubelt
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
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Oskar von Stryk
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
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Manuel Patchou
Technische Universitat Dortmund
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Stefan BÃűcker
Technische Universitat Dortmund
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Christian Wietfeld
Technische Universitat Dortmund
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Jan Quenzel
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
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Daniel Schleich
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
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Sven Behnke
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
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Robert Grafe
German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ
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Nils Heidemann
German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ
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Dominik Slomma
German Rescue Robotics Center (DRZ
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Abstract

Earthquakes, fire, and floods often cause structural collapses of buildings. The inspection of damaged buildings poses a high risk for emergency forces or is even impossible, though. We present three recent selected missions of the Robotics Task Force of the German Rescue Robotics Center, where both ground and aerial robots were used to explore destroyed buildings. We describe and reflect the missions as well as the lessons learned that have resulted from them. In order to make robots from research laboratories fit for real operations, realistic test environments were set up for outdoor and indoor use and tested in regular exercises by researchers and emergency forces. Based on this experience, the robots and their control software were significantly improved. Furthermore, top teams of researchers and first responders were formed, each with realistic assessments of the operational and practical suitability of robotic systems.
20 Dec 2022Submitted to Journal of Field Robotics
06 Mar 2023Submission Checks Completed
06 Mar 2023Assigned to Editor
06 Mar 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Mar 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
08 Jul 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
22 Sep 20231st Revision Received
30 Sep 2023Submission Checks Completed
30 Sep 2023Assigned to Editor
30 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Sep 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Nov 2023Editorial Decision: Accept