MEDICAL SWARM ROBOTICS FOR EXTRACTION AND LIFE-SAVING INTERVENTIONS

The DPA26TZ01-NV001 program seeks to develop small robotic swarms for autonomous battlefield medical assistance. This initiative addresses critical needs in future Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), where massive casualties and delayed evacuations are anticipated, leading to preventable deaths from hemorrhage. The objective is to create self-deploying, wound-assessing, swarm-capable robots that can perform life-saving interventions (LSIs) like casualty movement, hemorrhage control, fracture stabilization, and medication delivery in difficult-to-reach areas. Proposals should demonstrate at least two capabilities, one from 'Extraction' (casualty movement or limb stabilization) and one from 'Treatment' (hemorrhage control or medication delivery). Phase I focuses on demonstrating the feasibility of modular swarm architecture, sensing, mobility, and design for treatment and interlocking units. Phase II involves developing a ruggedized prototype to perform the selected interventions on high-fidelity phantoms in operationally relevant environments, alongside commercialization, transition planning, and FDA acceptance plans. Phase III encourages dual-use applications in disaster response and military casualty care.