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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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!
We often enter our robots in competitions such as RoboCup. We have received awards and recognition for a number of achievements and advances.
Tied 1st Place – Rapidly Manufactured Rescue League, RoboCup 2016, Leipzig, Germany
1st 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