Several articles have come out about Squishy Robotics, Inc., a spin-off of BEST Lab research.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) News picked up on our partnership with Aerosystems West: Aero Systems West And Squishy Robotics Mobile Sensing Robots Drop Test.
Reuters published an article that has been picked up by various news media (Oct 2020): As wildfires approach Silicon Valley, tech firms struggle to find the backing to fight them. See: Video of Douglas Hutchings, Lead Mechatronics Engineer, published by the World Economic Forum.
Born at the University of California, Berkeley, Squishy Robotics’ device – a ball that can be dropped into a fire to detect gases and use cameras to show firefighters what is happening on the ground – was designed for industrial fires. But Squishy chief operating officer Deniz Dogruer said the company wants to adapt it for use with wildfires.
IEEE Spectrum Video Friday (18 Sep 2020) picked up on a video made by NSF. Squishy Robotics, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is developing mobile sensor robots for use in disaster rescue, remote monitoring, and space exploration. The shape-shifting, mobile, senor robots from UC-Berkeley spin-off Squishy Robotics can be dropped from airplanes or drones and can provide first responders with ground-based situational awareness during fires, hazardous materials (HazMat) release, and natural and man-made disasters. See video on YouTube.
Also see related articles:
- Reposts of TechCrunch: The TECH Show.tv, TechNewsExplore and MarketingTechie
- IEEE Spectrum review of robots at TechCrunch 2.0
- Electronic Component News (ECN): Squishy Robots Can Drop from Helicopter and Land Safely
- I-Connect007: Squishy Robots Can Drop from a Helicopter and Land Safely
- Robotics Research: Squishy Robots Can Drop from a Helicopter and Land Safely
- Newswire Report: Squishy Robots Can Drop from a Helicopter and Land Safely
- Science & Technology Research News: Squishy Robots Can Drop from a Helicopter and Land Safely
- UC Berkeley News: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely.
- Sohu Technology: The female professor leads the way to create the most durable robot, which can be lowered from a height of 180 meters to perform rescue missions.
- IFLScience!: Squishy Robot Can Be Dropped From 600 Feet And Helps Save Lives
- Futurity Research News: Squishy Robots Roll Into Action After 600-Foot Fall. Repost in Design Products & Applications.
- Lab Manager: Squishy Robots Can Land Safely from Helicopter
- UC Berkeley News: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
- N+1: Robot cameraman is launched from a helicopter and managed to keep recording!
- Daily Mail: ‘Squishy robots’ can fall up to 600 FEET from a helicopter without getting damaged and could provide first responders with critical information about conditions on the ground. Reposted in AAAI AITopics
- iRobot News: Squishy Robotics, a robot that does not break even from a helicopter, can be used as a reconnaissance robot
- BauBlatt News: Fantastic elastic: robots for distant planets and crisis areas
- autoevolution: Ball-Shaped Squishy Robots Can Drop from 600 feet and Survive
- Israeli Homeland Securing (i-his.com): Robot dropped from air to help first responders
- TechXplore: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
- Red Bull: The first response robot diving into disaster zones to save lives
- NBC News MACH: These squishy robots are designed to survive falls, save lives – The spindly bots carry video cameras and electronic sensors to gather information about conditions on the ground before emergency crews go in. Also reposts on MSN, Tech2 and The Breaking News Headlines.
- Daily Cal: Berkeley startup develops squishy robots to aid disaster rescue
- New York Post: These ‘squishy’ emergency robots are designed to save lives
- ZDNet: Emergency responders drop this squishy robot from 600 feet – Robots can go where people can’t. Getting them there is the big challenge
- The National: Squishy robots that can be dropped from the helicopter, saves human lives
- Tech The Lead: These Robots Plan to Become the Eyes and Ears of First Responders
- Robotics Tomorrow: Squishy Robotics Unveils Mobile Sensor Robots that Detect Hazards and Increase Safety for First Responders and the Public
- newscgtn.com. Robotic Future: TechCruch Sessions showcase assistive technologies in California. ALICE AGOGINO, CO-FOUNDER & CEO SQUISHY ROBOTICS “It can drop from heights, and it can walk. And that shape is what enables it to do all these functions. It’s got six cameras in them, 360 degree views as it’s dropping and then it continues providing the life-saving information when it hits the ground. It also has sensors in it.”
- Smart 2.0: Air-deployable mobile sensor robots to aid first responders
- CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, explosive) World: Dropping robots from the sky
- Yahoo! Finance: Squishy Robotics Unveils Mobile Sensor Robots that Detect Hazards and Increase Safety for First Responders and the Public
- Reposts of TechCrunch: The TECH Show.tv, TechNewsExplore and MarketingTechie
- IEEE Spectrum review of robots at TechCrunch 2.0
- Electronic Component News (ECN): Squishy Robots Can Drop from Helicopter and Land Safely
- I-Connect007: Squish Robots Can Drop from a Helicopter and Land Safely
- UC Berkeley News: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely.
- Sohu Technology: The female professor leads the way to create the most durable robot, which can be lowered from a height of 180 meters to perform rescue missions.
- IFLScience!: Squishy Robot Can Be Dropped From 600 Feet And Helps Save Lives
- Futurity Research News: Squishy Robots Roll Into Action After 600-Foot Fall. Repost in Design Products & Applications.
- Lab Manager: Squishy Robots Can Land Safely from Helicopter
- UC Berkeley News: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
- N+1: Robot cameraman is launched from a helicopter and managed to keep recording!
- Daily Mail: ‘Squishy robots’ can fall up to 600 FEET from a helicopter without getting damaged and could provide first responders with critical information about conditions on the ground. Reposted in AAAI AITopics
- iRobot News: Squishy Robotics, a robot that does not break even from a helicopter, can be used as a reconnaissance robot
- BauBlatt News: Fantastic elastic: robots for distant planets and crisis areas
- autoevolution: Ball-Shaped Squishy Robots Can Drop from 600 feet and Survive
- Israeli Homeland Securing (i-his.com): Robot dropped from air to help first responders
- TechXplore: Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
- Red Bull: The first response robot diving into disaster zones to save lives
- NBC News MACH: These squishy robots are designed to survive falls, save lives – The spindly bots carry video cameras and electronic sensors to gather information about conditions on the ground before emergency crews go in. Also reposts on MSN, Tech2 and The Breaking News Headlines.
- Daily Cal: Berkeley startup develops squishy robots to aid disaster rescue
- New York Post: These ‘squishy’ emergency robots are designed to save lives
- ZDNet: Emergency responders drop this squishy robot from 600 feet – Robots can go where people can’t. Getting them there is the big challenge
- Tech The Lead: These Robots Plan to Become the Eyes and Ears of First Responders
- Robotics Tomorrow: Squishy Robotics Unveils Mobile Sensor Robots that Detect Hazards and Increase Safety for First Responders and the Public
- Smart 2.0: Air-deployable mobile sensor robots to aid first responders
- CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, explosive) World: Dropping robots from the sky
- Yahoo! Finance: Squishy Robotics Unveils Mobile Sensor Robots that Detect Hazards and Increase Safety for First Responders and the Public
- The Robot Report: Squishy Robotics releases mobile robots that can be dropped from aircraft in emergencies
- Supply Chain Weekly: Unveiling of First Responder Mobile Sensor Robots
- TN Techno: Our robots can saves lives, say creator of a mechanical superhero, https://tn.com.ar/tecno/f5/nuestros-robots-pueden-salvar-vidas-dice-la-creadora-de-un-superheroe-mecanico_960473
- Popular Mechanics: The Squishy Robots That Could Save the World – These bots are built to work in space, but first we need their help here on Earth.
- Axios Future: 1 fun thing: Falling robots. A new breed of small, bouncy robots are meant to rain down over disaster sites, gathering vital data from where they fall to help rescue missions in uncertain terrain.
- Smart Firefighter podcast: Squishy Robotics Shape Shifting Robots.
- Industrial Safety & Hygiene News: First responders get life-saving sensor readings, video surveillance – Squishy Robots to the rescue.
- Berkeley News: Berkeley’s renegade history fuels its rise to the top in startup competition.
- Wonderful Engineering: These Squishy Robots Can Survive A 600 Feet Fall.
- TooCool2betrue.com: ‘Squishy’ Robots Can Jump From Huge Heights – and Survive
- EHS Today (Environment, Health & Safety): Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Situations: The “Squishy Robot” is equipped with six cameras, GPS.
- Material Handling & Logistics: Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Situations.
- The Feed: The Uninhabitable Earth; Squishy Robotics; & Foldable Phones. Alice Agogino, CEO of Squishy Robotics, reveals how drones are changing the face of disaster relief.
- GCN News (the technology that drives government IT): Squishy robots give responders remote insights.
- Emergent Enterprise – IoT & Wearables: Squishy Robots Give Responders Remote Insights
- The Hill: What is a Squishy Robot — and how can it save lives? As part of its Changing America series, The Hill interviewed Lead Mechatronics Engineer Douglas Hutchings about how our robots can keep HazMat responders and firefighters safer and better informed during emergencies.