We're training AI-enabled drones to help first responders save lives

A team of Aerospace's engineers and scientists are designing unmanned aerial drones that can fly into damaged areas, visually identify survivors and relay that data back to first responders. Equipped with artificial intelligence programing, these disaster relief drones can help rescuers attain rapid situational awareness and reach areas that traditional response methods are unable to. A feat of both hardware and software, the system utilizes a deep learning algorithm to detect people and dogs, and could be expanded to identify other objects in the future. This capability could turn needle-in-the-haystack searches into targeted extractions, saving time and lives.