| We have all watched in the last five year the amount | | | | Las Vegas stated; "It would certainly free up more |
| of time and effort it takes to clean up after a | | | | humans for rescue efforts and keep them from |
| massive Hurricane. The flying debris can be picked up | | | | being exposed to diseases. They could have a |
| fast and removed, but the flooding, well that is a | | | | vacuuming and a cutting mode, as sometimes they |
| whole other story indeed. Flooding damage is always | | | | would need to use both." |
| substantial both from rain and storm surges. But | | | | Sure this could be done and the robotic vacuums |
| what if we took a new approach to the clean up? | | | | could operate along roads clearing trees and debris |
| What if we called in DARPA and contracted with US | | | | and work of GPS waypoints autonomously or some |
| Robotics to build giant SUV size RoboVacuums? We | | | | could be telerobotically operated via a temporary |
| would put hydro-twisters underneath and equipment | | | | blimp communication station in the sky for a relay? |
| similar to street sweepers and let them go cleaning | | | | Or use a broadband Internet connection via satellite |
| things up? | | | | with a 6-axis floating antenna on the giant RoboVac. |
| Recently an online think tank took up this issue and | | | | (BTW all this technology exists now to make these a |
| considered some of the possibilities as Swift from | | | | reality). Consider all this in 2006. |