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Raising a robot army

Hindustan Times Jammu

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March 22, 2026

It looks like a cross between a balloon animal and a firefighter’s water hose.

It's an inflatable tube, controlled via joystick, that can be sent into rubble through a narrow crack, from where it can squeeze through small spaces and bend around corners. One end of the tube features a camera and sensors that give operators access to a live feed.

The Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit, or SPROUT, created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT's) Lincoln Laboratory, could be a leap forward in rescue operations at collapsed structures.

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