Project S.O.A.R. – Smart Operations and Rescue! admin, February 2, 2020January 28, 2024 by Almond, Grant and Owen (PRO) + Matias, Sire and Alex (FLL) 2nd Place, Philippine Robotics Olympiad (PRO) Elementary Open Category 2019 Best Project Award (Best in Research, Best in Innovative Solution, Best in Presentation), First Lego League (FLL) Philippines 2020 It was several years ago when drones started helping out in emergency response situations, conducting surveillance and locating structural damage. Today, almost every agency involved in disaster responses may somehow deploy a drone as a primary tool, to assess damage, search for victims, make 3D maps to track changes to certain areas over time, and more. After search and rescue operations, which can take up to several weeks, rescuers have to focus on treating and taking care of the survivors they have already found. If the search and rescue period were shorter, the survivors could be treated sooner. If it were more effective, more victims could be found and treated before it is too late. To sum it up, several lives could be saved if we could somehow make the search and rescue phase quicker and more efficient. But how? Perhaps it would help if the rescuers had an eye in the sky… To learn more about Project S.O.A.R., the Smart Operations and Rescue Drone, check out our research paper here! Research-Paper-FLL-2020 (Updated to S.O.A.R Phase 2)Download Project_SOAR_Research_PaperDownload Here’s a picture of the SOAR drone! We made a Lego prototype attached to a conveyor belt mechanism to make it look like it’s flying. Projects disaster recoverydisastersdroneinventionsproject soarrescuersresearch paperrobotroboticsSOAR