# SAHARA

- **Event:** [Meta Global AI Developer Hackathon](https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon)
- **When:** Oct 26, 12:00 PM – Nov 4, 9:00 PM (EST)
- **Where:** Online
- **Team:** [Heet Parikh](https://cerebralvalley.ai/u/HeetP)
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Heet-P/SAHARA_MetaAI
- **Demo video:** https://youtu.be/foh6WNTnbp0
- **Gallery:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery
- **Page:** https://cerebralvalley.ai/e/meta-ai-developer-hackathon/hackathon/gallery/430

SAHARA is an autonomous search-and-rescue drone for disaster zones, with Meta AI as its co-pilot. After an earthquake or flood, rescuers lose hours searching rubble on foot, often without knowing where the hazards are. SAHARA flies a probability-guided search on its own and finds casualties with on-board RGB and thermal detection. It puts every casualty and hazard on a live map for the command center.

For this hackathon we added a Meta AI layer on top of our existing drone simulator (ArduPilot + Gazebo + ROS 2). Responders can now just talk to the drone: "Two people are reported trapped at the collapsed police station. Check it and watch for smoke." The drone then:

- Moves that area up in its search
- Flies there and looks for the hazards it was asked about
- Writes a triage note for each casualty it finds
- Reports back in plain language

It ends with a situation report (SITREP) the rescue team can act on.

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