Introduction

The Global CDMHA at USF works collaboratively with Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Director of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), a perceptual robotic laboratory at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. She is also the Director for the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) at USF, and leads the CRASAR Rescue Robot Response Team, the only such team in the world.