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Four-Legged Robot Dog Sniffs Out Toxic Gases in Dangerous Places

Scientists have developed a four-legged, dog-like robot that can detect hazardous gases in places too risky for humans. The robot, created by Bin Hu and colleagues, is equipped with a mechanical arm carrying needle trap devices (NTDs), which collect air samples during missions. These samples are then analyzed by a portable mass spectrometer (MS), providing fast, on-site detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) without sending them to distant labs.

The team tested their robotic “dog” in challenging environments including a garbage disposal plant, sewer system, gasoline fireground, and chemical warehouse. In all cases, the robot successfully gathered samples and returned them for analysis, offering results faster than traditional methods—and without exposing technicians to dangerous conditions.

Though the robot struggles in rainy or snowy weather and still requires human remote control, it represents a safer and smarter alternative for monitoring hazardous environments. In the future, such robots could be deployed in industrial accidents, fire sites, or even disaster zones, reducing risks for firefighters, rescue workers, and scientists.

This innovation highlights how robotics and chemistry can work together to protect human lives in situations where danger is invisible yet deadly.

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Reference: Ximeng Liu et al, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site Detection of Hazardous Volatile Organic Compounds via Robotic Extractive Sampling, Analytical Chemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01555

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