Robots · November 2026Kudos level: Nice
A Thermal Drone Found a Missing Elderly Woman in East Texas
Kilgore fire marshal Terry Linder located a missing elderly woman with a thermal imaging drone about three-quarters of a mile from where she was last seen, around 90 minutes into a search near County Road 2126. Multiple departments joined the search after she had been missing close to two hours. The report does not say what condition she was in when found.
Source: Yahoo
Robots Race Up Mount Tai, Mountain Wins Several Rounds
At the first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Challenge, robots took on a 3.9-kilometer mountain trail of more than 3,100 stone steps. A Unitree G1 humanoid entered by the Yongda Zhicheng team overheated during the climb and was withdrawn for safety, then carried downhill on a stretcher, while other robots staggered, slipped, or needed assistance in the final sections.
Source: ITBear