On the 7th and 8th of November 2024 the –off meeting of project TRIFFID (auTonomous Robotic aId For increasing FIrst responDers efficiency) was organized at the premises of the Harokopio University of Athens, where the Department of Informatics and Telematics acts as the project coordinator.
TRIFFID targets the development of an integrated approach for maximizing the efficiency of first responders’ field operations, by advancing remote and smart robotic reconnaissance in disaster sites, while integrating it into European civil protection procedures.
The core goal involves the development of a hybrid legged UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) robotic platform for autonomous real-time inspection in dynamic environments.
The TRIFFID system will be demonstrated in three different real-world use-cases (UC), namely wildfire, flood and earthquake disaster scenarios.