Asterisk the Disaster Rescue Robot

The robot, called Asterisk, is 52 centimeters long and has six limbs with four junctures each. It carries a video camera and can be operated by remote control through video images it sends through wireless local area networks. The researchers hope to use the robot in situations such as searching for survivors in large-scale disasters and checking the ceilings of tunnels.

6-limb disaster rescue robot
robots, Japan, rescue, wireless