Rescue workers and fire fighters’ job mostly require entering to disaster zones such as factories
accident areas, collapsed mines, or burned buildings to perform rescue operations. In addition to human
caused disasters, the aftermath of natural disasters such as tornados, earthquakes and tsunamis requires them
to be present in order to contain the disaster, help injured victims, and guide trapped victims to a safe exit.
The lives of the rescue workers and fire fighter are always at risk in such accidents, since they have no prior
knowledge of accident source, environment, and location. Thereby, Search and Rescue Robot (SRR) is an
excellent alternative, in which it can perform certain tasks of rescue workers and fire fighters without
endangering their life. In a case of disaster, SRR can be sent directly to the danger zones to navigate and
provide helpful information regarding the cause of the accident, location of the hazard spots, number of
trapped or injured victims, the conditions inside the danger zone, and several other functions. The use of SRR
will improve the quality of rescue missions because it can provide important data from the heart of the
accident where it is too risky for human to go in. In addition, it can identify the number and the status of the
trapped victims and even supply basic equipment, which in some cases can be lifesaving, such as masks and
fire blankets in accident which include fires. In this project we designed and fabricated a prototype of search
and rescue robot that can perform multiple tasks and can navigate in rough surfaces. The SRR can be
controlled from a distance station where the operator can manipulate the SRR movement and its grapping
arm while monitoring the surrounding environment using video camera and different sensors. The fabricated
prototype successfully passed all the tests that was set to examine its performance.