Staff members operate a rescue robot in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2013. The deformable robot, created by Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been put into use in assisting the search tasks during the Lushan Earthquake. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Staff members operate a rescue robot in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2013. The deformable robot, created by Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been put into use in assisting the search tasks during the Lushan Earthquake. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A rescue robot enters ruins to carry out search task in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 23, 2013. The deformable robot, created by Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been put into use in assisting the search tasks during the Lushan Earthquake. (Xinhua)

A rescue robot enters ruins to carry out search task in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. The deformable robot, created by Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been put into use in assisting the search tasks during the Lushan Earthquake. (Xinhua)

Staff members operate a rescue robot in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2013. The deformable robot, created by Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been put into use in assisting the search tasks during the Lushan Earthquake. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)