Rats with backpacks could help rescue earthquake survivors
WEBOct 24, 2022 · A new project from Belgian non-profit APOPO is training rodents to search the rubble of disaster zones for survivors, and kitting them out with tiny, high-tech backpacks to help first responders...
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In an earthquake, these rats with tiny backpacks are trained to find ...
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These rats with backpacks are training to rescue earthquake …
WEBOct 24, 2022 · Belgian non-profit APOPO is training rodents to search the rubble of disaster zones for survivors, and kitting them out with tiny, high-tech backpacks to help first responders communicate with...
Hero Rats Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors
WEBJun 8, 2022 · In Morogoro, Tanzia, British research scientist, Dr. Donna Kean is training 170 rodents to be sent into earthquake debris to do vital work in finding earthquake survivors. The project has trained about seven rats to date, taking around two weeks to get the rescue rats up to speed.
Forget dogs: These rats could be the future of search and rescue …
WEBDec 16, 2021 · Donna Kean and her colleagues at APOPO, a nonprofit that trains pouched rats to save lives, have spent the past 2 decades working with the curious animals (Cricetomys ansorgei) to sniff out tuberculosis and track down land mines. Now, they’re moving on to search and rescue.
These search and rescue rats can find earthquake victims …
WEBLearn how trained rats can detect human survivors under collapsed buildings using their clickme signals - BBC Science Focus Magazine.
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