Robot sniffing

US experts have created a robot that can detect human breath through a wall.

The military fleet of the US military possesses a lot of power: the range and speed allow them to " cover " a large area quickly, and their range of sensors can be determined. Targeted on the ground during the day or at night. However, these robots are not as effective in identifying potential targets in the home.

According to Popular Science , TiaLinx experts in California have built a new robot called the Cougar20-H. This ultra-sensitive ground robot can " hear " your breath through a wall.

First, the company built the Eagle5-N, a three-legged radar that detects breath and monitors the heart rate through walls. Then, with the addition of US military funding, they built Cougar10-L, essentially a remote controlled robot with an Eagle5-N radar.

But Cougar10-L must stay close to a wall so it can " see " through, making it less flexible and easier to detect in secret activities. So, the US company developed the Cougar20-H version, increasing the radar's power so that it could "sniff" through walls from long distances.

Experts say that despite the military funding of Cougar 20-H's " enhanced situational awareness " capabilities, the application of this type of robot is not limited to the military field.

For search activities or dangerous situations, such a robot can be very necessary (for example, it locates survivors stranded in a collapsed building). This type of robot can also monitor maritime traffic, not just " scanning " vehicles, and detect tunnels used by smugglers to transport people and goods illegally.