Robots that can work together as a team to search collapsed buildings for trapped casualties are being developed by researchers at Glasgow University. Currently, firefighters use a camera on a long pole to investigate dangerously unstable structures following a fire, explosion, or other disaster. The robots would enable them to do this far more thoroughly and could also allow rescuers to talk to anyone trapped inside and get water to them.

Read (The Scotsman) via the [Robotics Blog](http://breakingnewsblog.com/robotics/archives/robots_to_help_fire_crews_seeking_survivors/)