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Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue Vera-Ortega, Pablo Vázquez-Martín, Ricardo Fernández-Lozano, Juan Jesús García-Cerezo, Alfonso José Mandow, Anthony Comunicaciones The roles of emergency responders are challenging and often physically demanding, so it is essential that their duties are performed safely and effectively. In this article, we address real-time bio-signal sensor monitoring for responders in disaster scenarios. In particular, we propose the integration of a set of health monitoring sensors suitable for detecting stress, anxiety and physical fatigue in an Internet of Cooperative Agents architecture for search and rescue (SAR) missions (SAR-IoCA), which allows remote control and communication between human and robotic agents and the mission control center. With this purpose, we performed proof-of-concept experiments with a bio-signal sensor suite worn by firefighters in two high-fidelity SAR exercises. Moreover, we conducted a survey, distributed to end-users through the Fire Brigade consortium of the Provincial Council of Málaga, in order to analyze the firefighters’ opinion about biological signals monitoring while on duty. As a result of this methodology, we propose a wearable sensor suite design with the aim of providing some easy-to-wear integrated-sensor garments, which are suitable for emergency worker activity. The article offers discussion of user acceptance, performance results and learned lessons. 2023-02-10T11:18:11Z 2023-02-10T11:18:11Z 2023-02-10T11:18:11Z 2022-12-21 journal article Vera-Ortega P, Vázquez-Martín R, Fernandez-Lozano JJ, García-Cerezo A, Mandow A. Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue. Sensors. 2023; 23(1):49. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010049 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/25943 10.3390/s23010049 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI