VIDEO: RAD Demonstrates at Verizon Event - Robotic Assistance Devices

When communities are faced with natural disasters, it usually isn't anything they see coming. Fires, flooding, severe weather, earthquakes or active shooter situations can all be devastating and leave little time to prepare a response. Many of us remember 2011 when an EF5 tornado swept through Joplin, Missouri, leaving devastation in its wake. Or this year, flooding in many parts of the country, including California, Michigan, Texas and Louisiana, has left people displaced and emergency crews trying to find ways to help everyone affected. For first responders, extensive training can help prepare appropriate response to these kinds of disasters and a wealth of others; and for many of them, technology is beginning to offer more insight into a situation, often resulting in more lives saved.