Backpack-wearing rats could start search-and-rescue missions next year.

“Large, fuzzy, backpack-wearing rodents may soon help first responders locate and communicate with survivors trapped in disaster sites.

The rodents are currently being trained to sniff out people trapped under rubble and can now do complex multiroom searches for victims, bringing the “hero rats” a step closer to being deployed at real disaster sites.”

https://www.newscientist.com/article...ons-next-year/