The Firefighters Assistant Robot: a mini firefighter helper bot that can enter burning buildings to conduct reconnaissance and check for people
Written by admin2 on October 13th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
From Tim Hornyak article on news.cnet.com:
South Korea’s Hoya Robot is developing a mini firefighter helper bot that can enter burning buildings to conduct reconnaissance and check for people. The Firefighters Assistant Robot can apparently operate for up to 30 minutes in fires, and can withstand temperatures up to 320° F. It can also survive falls of more than 6 feet [and] it’s water-resistant. It may look like a tank up close, but the bot can nearly fit in the palm of your hand and weighs only 3 pounds. The remote-controlled rover can scoot into a blaze and transmit image, sound, temperature, smoke, and gas data to firefighters up to 54 yards away. Firemen can decide on a course of action based on the findings. Onboard lights below the fire-bot’s camera help illuminate its path amid smoke and darkness. It can travel about 1 foot per second…[Continue reading and watch YouTube videos]
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