Wednesday, 22 May 2019

DoD awards contracts to create robotic suit that autonomously delivers trauma care

Concept sketch of the TRAuma Care In a Rucksack (TRACIR) system

In an effort to treat wounded soldiers as fast as possible, the US Department of Defense has awarded four-year contracts worth a total of US$7.2 million to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPMC) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop an autonomous trauma care system that can fit in a rucksack. Called TRAuma Care In a Rucksack (TRACIR), it will use advanced sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence to autonomously treat battlefield casualties almost immediately.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2JBZyr5

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