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a couple of wait and burned in south africa. people with disabilities more likely to lose their jobs. in the pandemic black lives matter, protest, shine a spotlight on racially motivated police violence, same sex marriage is being legalized in more and more countries, discrimination and inequality, or part of everyday life. for many, we ask why? because life is diversity. to make up your own mind. mm. d. w. need for mines or canada. corruptions, earthquakes, forest fires when natural disasters put human lives at stake. every 2nd counts, artificial intelligence, drones and robots can buy a valuable time in rescue operations. how technology can help mitigate natural disasters. that's all the topic on shift. ah,

a natural disasters caused enormous damage would wide and claim countless lives, but protecting ourselves from them can be tricky. even today is difficult to accurately predict volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. fortunately for us, some animals species have find it you and senses and will even exhibit certain behaviors before catastrophes. we visited the scientists investigating how animals could be used as early warning systems begin. different allison, we believe the internet of animals has the potential to become an early warning system in the future, hormones and bonds, the steam be incurred to many animals have better sensors than humans. some species can smell better, others can hear better, and some can even sense danger before it shows its face. it's been documented that before natural disasters heard animals become agitated or change their behavior.

soon bye, feel in bundle up to in bond or archie for example, in many other parts of the world, it said that animals ran away from vixen armies are essentially warned of earthquakes needs that i hadn't yet been given. it's hard to confirm, but we're seeing more and more evidence that something like that at play a he invited us to was from cindy and come in some cases, animals started behaving differently many hours prior to a natural disaster. behavioral biologist martinez koski and his team are exploring the so called $0.06 as part of the icarus project. the scientists equip animals with transmitters economy. it's some, yes my. were you able to observe animals around the clock or wherever they are? it's been doin. this means that for the 1st time, we can receive continuous information about them, which is then fed into the internet of animals elses homage lights. it works by giving them little electronic devices titled, we call them wearables for wildlife,

even in this wearables for life. the wearable sensors send information in real time by a cell phone network or satellite, and can even exchange it directly effectively from animal to animal. the data is then analyzed using artificial intelligence is surely is these one pick of the neck and your tag on the right now. so the beauty is that the air tech doesn't just record data like the whereabouts of the animal, but it also interprets the data. liggins, that is, we have artificial intelligence and the air tech that we train beforehand is all about allows the animals to effectively communicate with us. in recent times, however, the project has been under enormous strength. the signals for the icarus project were transmitted in part by the international space station in collaboration with the russian partners after rushes invasion into ukraine last year. the cooperation stopped. but there's something new in the pipeline that makes this yarn noise that

the little launch will launch a new satellite next year and then have a much better system which we control ourselves in in 10 years. and i believe we won't just be consulting the weather forecasts, but the animal forecast report from life on earth itself or sound it animals as early warning systems. it's an intriguing approach. and really anything that can reduce damage or support rescue teams is worth exploring. after the earthquakes in turkey and syria aid workers and sniff adults with 1st on the scene, high tech equipment didn't play a big role. why? well, experts say 2 things. i need it well trained personnel on the ground to operate the equipment and more companies producing such tech in the 1st place. several companies from israel banded together for a rescue mission in turkey. they sent experts and high tech equipment to assist search teams. the startup extent, for example, makes inspection roles which fly into building through small openings. the crew

even managed to rescue a woman a few days after the quake. tech like this is gaining traction, check it out. this drone can deploy small robots directly on the scene of an accident, and the european japanese cursor project integrates various devices in a network, and the aim is to make rescue missions run as smoothly as possible. the soft miniaturized underground robotic finder or smurfs is seen here in action. is most, this is kind of robot here. um that is the crypt with different cameras like algebra, camaros to prison. we have tama cameras and we also have lights on so that we can takes as well what into a gloves building and search for victims. nowadays, there are even sensors that can detect survivors based on smell. in the future, teens of these semi autonomous robots could go deep into collapse, buildings and search for people. drones up above can offer support to rescue teams

down on the ground. some are equipped to 3 d mapping technology. others use radar sensors to locate survivors under rebel. an air drops smurfs exactly where they're needed. another type of drone can establish an autonomous radio network. this allows data to be transmitted even when communication infrastructure is destroyed or overloaded. the system is designed with both disaster victims and response workers in mind. and new technology, we are aiming to increase the safety, your 1st responders providing remote access to their work site remote i working conditions. and secondly, with the technology we are improving their, their speed of flaw detecting victims. it may be years though the for this network of robots and drones is fully operational. this rescue robot from china is also

still in development. it's quite nimble and can even climb stairs in the feature its sensors can provide information about the scene of an accident and identify potential hazards like gas leap. to do this, it's equipped with the laser scanner thermal camera and a gas sensor. this snake like robot from japan can navigate through rebel wriggle through pipes and even climb ladders. thanks to with 36, flexible joint thought i think in i took a little 1st of all, these robots are used to enter places that are inaccessible to humans or places where there's an uncertainty. if it's safe to enter. more of the need robots can help to measure oxygen concentration or c o 2 levels. for example, i did it at the body, can evaluate whether you can send in a rescue. team singleton, or do a conflict with its agile, inflexible frame. the snake robot doesn't get stuck as easily as other robots. the bots movements are guided via a controller and the boss equipped with a camera and sensors. like other rescue robots, it's future aim is to minimize risks for rescue workers and aid them in finance.

survivors when the clock is ticking. these robots perform well in controlled settings, but conditions in disaster areas are unpredictable. imagine what would happen if the internet and power supply collapse. it might be some time before robot dogs can compete with the real deal, says professor carson bounce. he is an expert on rescue robots. dubois mirrors on the origin or border. you would need several robotic dogs working in tandem to come to a disastrous ayatollah. otherwise time would quickly run out would allow systems today are still very, very slow. um, oh, that's a drawback of robotic dogs. especially when compared to an actual dog that could run across a field of debris relatively quickly. yes, if no, it wasn't food other, aka. then come been so called and we're still a long way from placing a search. dogs knows and sense of smell was sensor technology for example. and that way, nature is a tough act to follow and we won't be on that level any time soon. had enough,

what was he? but on the other hand, you've developed other sensors that don't occur in nature at all on the elbow, under the sense was not toward mission or cold. so the advantage is that rule body dogs can be equipped with essentially any sensor imaginable and transmit data in real time. of course, it will be better to prevent buildings from collapsing at all. luckily, a digital technology can help in that regard to these rooftop devices. balance out i braces the tech is developed by the italian start up. either have you sliding weights or controlled by algorithms during an earthquake sensors on the walls provide data and the buildings. migrations and external control system calculates how much the sliding weight on the roof must move. to counteract the vibrations there by minimizing damage to the building. unlike earthquakes,

which can cause major damage in the blink of an eye, forest fires develop more slowly, but a small smouldering fire can grow into something uncontrollable here. timing is key, special senses and a i are becoming crucial when it comes to battling forest fires every 2nd count. but players are not always discovered and reported right away. with the right technology, that timeline can be fixed. a number of companies have begun using artificial intelligence that analyzes satellite images and sensors on the ground, checking for smoke or shifts, and thermal infrared data that could indicate a fire. and if one is detected, 1st responders receive a notification which she learning, which i'm actually teach competes, is to identify an actual flame. or we can also teach that technology to determine if it's using thermal imagery, whether it's a stationary flame from perhaps

a power station compared to a moving flame from all that says that the general on chief automated detection is really old. the 1st stages of a forest fire aren't always easy to spot. sensors, like these can help. in the case of a smouldering fire, smoke can remain trapped under the forest canopy undetectable by satellite. but gases are measurable in german start up dry. it has developed a system which to texas gas build up in the early stages of a fire. the integrated a i can even distinguish fire gases from car exhaust. for example. fire departments are then informed by an independent radio network and can quickly find the source of the fire using g p. s. before it spreads. wildfires are hard to control. depending on the wind, fires course can suddenly change direction or spread much faster. smart fire maps predict how

a fire will act over the next hours. they use deep learning software and factor in the weather. dryness of institution, past fires, satellite and ground sensor data. there's also software that simulates the spread of wildfires to help firefighters decide where to concentrate their efforts and plant evacuations. as data gets more precise, technology will undoubtedly self a bigger role in managing disasters. people's lives, homes and the environment depend on it. high tech solutions can help rescue workers who put their health and lives on the line. i hope that robinson drones will soon take over the most dangerous aspects of these jobs, even when it's not strictly profitable for companies. what do you think should taxpayer money found the developmental production of rescue tech? tell us, what do you think by, by blue

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