DISASTER MEDICINE No. 2 •2026

doi: 10.33266/2070-1004-2026-2

Review article

Current Issues of Automation and Robotization of Search Tools, Extraction from Hotspots and Medical Evacuation of Victims of Radiation and Chemical Emergencies. Message 1. Theoretical Background of the Significance of the Problem and the State of Development in the USA

Kaganov V.M. 1, Ivanov I.V. 1,2, Polyakov M.V. 1, Borovkov J.S. 2 

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1 State Scientific Research Taste Institute of Military Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

2 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation

UDC 614.88:623.746-519:623.45

P. 97-104

 

Summary. The purpose of the study is to analyze the state of the problem of automation and robotization of search tools, extraction from hotspots, and medical evacuation of victims of radiation and chemical emergencies; to analyze possible solutions to the problem and examine design solutions used in U.S. emergency response teams.
Research methods include methods of analysis and generalization.
Materials and methods of research. The research materials are publications from online resources devoted to the issues of automation and robotization of search tools, extraction from hotspots, and medical evacuation of victims of radiation and chemical emergencies.
The results of the study and their analysis. The existing and developing robotic systems in the USA for searching and extracting from lesions are considered. Fully autonomous medical care for injuries is considered as a perspective. According to the conclusions of American military medical experts, automation and robotization should be applied to providing assistance to victims in order to increase the efficiency and optimize the capabilities of the medical care system in the context of a multi-domain struggle against the consequences of accidents, catastrophes.

Keywords: automation, chemical emergencies, design solutions, extraction tools, medical evacuation tools, rescue robots, robotic platform, robotics, search tools, radiation emergencies, victims

For citation: Kaganov V.M., Ivanov I.V., Polyakov M.V., Borovkov J.S. Current Issues of Automation and Robotization of Search Tools, Extraction from Hotspots and Medical Evacuation of Victims of Radiation and Chemical Emergencies. Message 1. Theoretical Background of the Significance of the Problem and the State of Development in the USA. Meditsina Katastrof = Disaster Medicine. 2026;2:97-104 (In Russ.). doi:10.33266/2070-1004-2026-2-97-104

 

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The material was received 30.03.26; the article after peer review procedure 19.04.26; the Editorial Board accepted the article for publication 16.06.26
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