Chinatodevelopabatchofadvancedrobotsfordisasterpreventionandrescueby2025_GuangmingOnlineChinatodevelopabatchofadvancedrobotsfordisasterpreventionandrescueby2025Visitorsinteractwithafour-leggedrobotattheExpositiononChinaBrand2023ineastChina'sShanghai,May10,2023.(Photo:Xinhua)Chinawilldevelopabatchofadvancedemergencyrobotsby2025,whichcanpartiallyorcompletelyreplacehumanworkinfuturedisasterprevention,mitigation,andrelief,saidthecountry'semergencyandinformationtechnologyauthorities.Theaimistogreatlyimprovetherobots'scientific,professional,refined,andintelligentcapabilitiesandestablishanumberofbaseswheretherobotscanbetrialedandputintouse,accordingtotheguidelineonacceleratingthedevelopmentofemergencyrobotics,whichwasjointlyreleasedbyMinistryofEmergencyManagementandMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnologyonThursday.Theguidelinerequiredemergencyrobotstobeabletoperformtaskssuchasmonitoringandwarning,searchandrescue,communicationandcommand,logisticalsupport,andproductionoperations,sayingsuchrobotscanenhancetheefficiencyandsafetyofproductionandrescueincomplexandhazardousscenarioses.Thetwoministriesemphasizedrobotdevelopmentinscenariosesoffloodrescue,forestandgrasslandfirerescue,earthquakeandgeologicaldisasterrelief,urbanfirefighting,emergencycommandcommunication,andworkplacesafety,promotingthemodewhererobotscanreplacehumansinlarge-scaledisastersrescue.Thedocumentpointedouttechnologicaldifficultieswhichwereurgentlyneededtobebrokenthrough,suchastherobots'abilitytowithstandharshenvironmentsofhightemperatures,highhumidity,highaltitudes,extremecold,corrosion,complexunderwaterconditions,aswellasadverseweatherconditionsofstrongrain,snow,andwinds.AccordingtotheMinistryofEmergencyManagement,thenaturaldisastersinthefirstthreequartersof2023affectedmorethan89millionpeopleinChina,with499deathsormissingduetothesedisastersandcauseddirecteconomiclossesofmorethan308billionyuan($43billion).Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.