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The Project

The S.A.R.T. is designed as a disposable, rapidly manufactured and cheap remote inspection vehicle that can be deployed in any situation where it is difficult or dangerous to send in human personnel. From search and rescue to disaster response to inspection of tunnels and pipelines, S.A.R.T. robots are equipped with arrays of sensors and cameras to report the situation to personnel on the scene.

Open Source

The S.A.R.T. project is completely open source. All our code and design files, as well as tutorials and useful information is available on our website, GitHub and Thingiverse. By keeping the project open, we hope to faciliate the development of rapidly manufactured first response robots worldwide, contributing to the global goal of saving lives.

S.I.G.H.T.S Interface

The S.A.R.T robot is controlled via a dashboard called the S.I.G.H.T.S Interface, our custom built software to run everything on the robot and provide an easy user interface for the client. Features include multiple video streams, providing a 360° view, live sensor data including thermal imagery, direct access to the robot through SSH console, and much more. Users never have to access the S.A.R.T hardware directly – everything can be done within the interface. See the demo here!

Complete Documentation

We provide extensive documentation on all our design and construction processes when it comes to coding, modelling, building, and coming up with new ideas. You could build your own S.A.R.T simply using the information provided in our daily blog.

Also available is the comprehensive SART TDM 2022

The Future

We have many plans to expand the versatility of the S.A.R.T robot. We are creating a “base model” that other people can develop on top of thanks to our Open Source philosophy.

Supporting New Teams

We currently have a platform that beginning teams can use to start their own journey in rescue robotics. Check out our S.A.R.T Jr. Robot resources to learn more!

Awards & Recognition

We often enter our robots in competitions such as RoboCup. We have received awards and recognition for a number of achievements and advances.

Tied 1^st Place – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2016, Leipzig, Germany

1^st Place – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2017, Nagoya, Japan

Open Source Award – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2017, Nagoya, Japan

Open Source and Innovation Award – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2018, Montréal, Canada

Open Source and Innovation Award – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2021, Worldwide (Virtual)

Best in Class Mobility/Maneuvering – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2021, Worldwide (Virtual)

Best in Class Exploration/Mobile Sensing – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2021, Worldwide (Virtual)

Best Video Presentation – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2021, Worldwide (Virtual)

Best in Class 60cm Scale – Major Rescue League, RoboCup 2021, Worldwide (Virtual)

Open Source and Innovation Award – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2022, Bangkok, Thailand

Best in Class Dexterity & Sensing – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2022, Bangkok, Thailand

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Specifications

S.A.R.T Mark IV

Drive System	2x Dynamixel AX-18A Servo
Computational Unit	NVIDIA Jetson Nano
Central Processor	Quad-core ARM A57 @ 1.43 GHz
Onboard Storage	microSD
RAM	4 GB 64-bit LPDDR4
Camera System	3x ELP 5MP HD USB Camera 1x Pimoroni MLX90640 Thermal Camera
Mapping System	LDS-01 LIDAR Laser Distance Sensor
Additional Sensors	Air Quality (VOC and eCO2), Temperature
Human Communication	Two-way Stereo Audio
Manipulator	60 cm Arm & Claw, 4 Degrees of Freedom
Control System	S.A.R.T. Interface (Keyboard, Controller)

S.A.R.T Mark III

Drive System	4x Dynamixel AX-18A Servos
Computational Unit	UDOO x86 Ultra
Central Processor	Intel Pentium N3710 @ 2.56GHz x4
Onboard Storage	32GB Integrated eMMC
RAM	8GB
Camera System	4x ELP 5MP USB Camera, 1x Thermal Camera
Mapping System	4x Adafruit VL53L0X Time-Of-Flight Sensor
Additional Sensors	Air Quality (VOC and eCO2), Temperature
Human Communication	Two-way Audio
Control System	S.A.R.T. Interface

S.A.R.T Mark II

Drive System	4x Dynamixel AX-18A Servos
Computational Unit	Intel NUC NUC5CPYH
Central Processor	Intel Celeron N3050 @ 2.16GHz x2
Onboard Storage	120GB SAMSUNG SSD
RAM	4GB
Camera System	oCam 5MP USB 3.0 Camera
Mapping System	4x SHARP GP2Y0A21YK0F Infared Sensor
Additional Sensors	Temperature, Accelerometer, Compass
Human Communication	Text to Speech, Speech to Text
Control System	S.A.R.T. Interface

S.A.R.T Mark I

Drive System	4x Dynamixel AX-12A Servos
Computational Unit	Raspberry Pi 3
Onboard Storage	32GB SD
RAM	1GB
Camera System	Raspberry Pi Camera Board
Control System	PlayStation Controller

Our Team

Graham Stock

2017 - Present

Graham Stock is the Design and Technologies Coordinator at St Francis Xavier College. He coordinated the 2017, 2018 and 2019 SFX RoboCup trips before COVID - everything from itinerary to budget.

More recently, Graham lead a project to start up and Engineering Program and F1 in Schools for all students at SFX, which provides incredible opportunities for students to expand their knowledge and skills in STEM.

"Everything is Physics." - Graham Stock

Gerard Elias

2015 - Present

As the mentor and treasurer for the team, Gerard keeps everyone on track and looks at the cheaper options for the robot. He spends most of his time updating the team on new products and research in the area of technology and robotics

The team owes its creation to Gerard, who approached Aaron, Jack, Matthew, Riley and Ryan with the original Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League design brief in 2015.

"The Boss" - Gerard Elias

Connor Kneebone

2018 - Present

Connor was the team leader and main software engineer for the team during 2018. With his experience in Python, C++, web design and Linux, he programmed and managed the software on both the robot and the control panel.

Connor is now completing a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Business Administration at the ANU. He is an official mentor for the current S.A.R.T. team and worked closely with them in preparation for RoboCup Sydney 2019. His knowledge of the robot and the competition has allowed the new team to develop an even more innovative robot than the year before.

"I’m a reasonable man, get off my case" - Connor Kneebone

Alex Cavalli

2014 - Present

As one of the mentors and for the team, Alex is an incredibly valuable asset who uses his expertise in robotics and mechantronics, as well as software engineering, to support the team as we continue to improve the robot year on year.

The team and RMRC owes their creation to Alex who tested the original OARKit robot platform prior to the creation of SART.

"Do I look like I know what a jpeg is?" - Alex Cavalli

Nathaniel Kneebone

2019 - Present

As the longest current serving member of the team, Nathaniel is our resident operator for the robot and has been honing his skills for many years. Nathaniel has learned a lot in his time at SART, including experience driving bomb disposal robots for the Australian Federal Police.

"Nuh uh" - Nathaniel Kneebone