Funky Cars > Flying Car Could Become Israel's Robotic Ambulance

Danger Roomhttp://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/the-potential-o.html [Danger Room] "The problem is that if you have one critically injured patient in the middle of a village, you have to riskthe lives of at least three others to go in and evacuate," [the Institute's Eran] Schenker said.Historically, according to the IDF medical specialist, some 40 percentof paramedics and first responders are injured or killed en route tosaving patients.

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Fly the Road CLUB[Fly the Road CLUB] Israel's Robotic Ambulance: The autonomous landing, uploading of the patient and takeoff will take no more than 45 seconds, according to Fisher Institute officials. In very dangerous environments, the fast-tracked MedUAV could be operated completely by remote control, with a doctor sitting at a faraway command trailer alongside the remote vehicle operator.

The technological era[The technological era] Israel developed the world's first unmanned vehicles ambulance Speed: Israel's air and space Fisher Institute of Strategic Studies is working with local high-tech enterprises and weapons and equipment manufacturers to jointly develop "MedUAV" automatic ambulance coaster, this coaster with a fan letter-flying unmanned aircraft, and automatic features of the ambulance .

Wired: Danger Roomhttp://feeds.wired.com/~r/WiredDangerRoom/~3/294299122/the-potential-o.html [Wired: Danger Room] Flying Car Could Become Israel's Robotic Ambulance: But because the IDF could not thoroughly cleanse urban areas of hidden terrorists and concealed rocket-launching squads, the Israel Air Force often could not dispatch medical evacuation helicopters upon demand," Opall-Rome notes.

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