(Another possible interpretation is that the question "What is the robot for?" meant why do the helium sphere and grappling gun need to have a robot - and the answer means that the robot is to rescue those who are hit by either the lighting or the grappling gun.) Also, the helium sphere can allow the balloon to float in places that are hard to reach. In the case that there is a dangerous amount of charge present in the atmosphere lightning can be induced which will protect other objects and people from lightning. The grappling gun can be used to pull people out or supply food to people stuck in a place. Realizing that they need to have an actual purpose for the robot the engineer presenting the robot makes up the reason that it could be used for search and rescue operations. The joke is that the group of engineers who built the robot did it just because it would be cool to have a robot that can induce lightning strikes and has a grappling gun like the hook shot from (The Legend Of) Zelda. Randall has previously written about his concerns about human authorities misusing military robots in 1968: Robot Future. (See: lethal autonomous weapons.) Although search-and-rescue is a function that militaries perform, a robot that can satisfactorily perform a search-and-rescue task can easily be adapted to more destructive purposes. The comic may be remarking that 'search and rescue' may be used as a cover for developing robots that will actually be tasked to 'search and destroy'. This is why many robot challenges are themed around search-and-rescue the techniques that are developed for handling such challenging circumstances can be applied to make other robots (such as robotic caretakers, autonomous cars, AI-assisted medicine, and other lucrative applications) more robust. These tasks are hard enough for humans and are even more challenging for robots, which generally work better in well-controlled situations. ![]() Search And Rescue (SAR) involves entering an unknown, possibly hazardous disaster-stricken environment, identifying humans or other items of interest which may be hidden, partly (or completely) buried, or injured, and then figuring out how to safely extract the target and deliver it to safety. The comic is a commentary on how many robots and engineering products are labeled as being for “Search and Rescue” purposes. ![]() That's where our other robot project comes in." Title text: "Some worry that we'll soon have a surplus of search and rescue robots, compared to the number of actual people in situations requiring search and rescue.
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