A firefighter Robot has been developed in USA which was tested recently to put off a fire. The Robot looked on as a fire burned aboard the USS Shadwell. The eyes of the robot scanned for the heart of the blaze. Then it has grabbed the water hose and started spraying the water into the fire to put it off.
This is the first time a Firefighter Robot - SAFFIR which is the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot. And this is the first time a Robot was used to put off a fire. SAFFIR was developed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg for the US Navy ship for tackling fire without risking the human life.
The Firefighting Robot has a mass of 65 Kgs. and it is 178 centimeters tall. The Robot uses dual optical cameras to see, thermal cameras to peer through smoke and find fires. The Firefighting Robot uses Laser sensors to guage distances to the fire. The Fire fighting Robot can walk and pick up the water hose on its own. All other actions are controlled by human operator. The designer of the Robot say that it can withstand temperatures better than human beings and it does not get tired like humans.
The first demonstration of the Fire fighting Robot was made in November, 2014 and SAFFIR was successfully able to walk on un even surfaces too identifying the fire. It was able to locate the hose and handle the situation. SAFFIR had a human operator operating it via computer but Navy Engineers are expecting it to be able to work autonomously one day in future.
Navy is planning to design an improved version of the SAFFIR which would have improved battery and software. They are also planning to make this Robot a multipurpose robot to handle works like ship board measurements, scanning for corrossion and leaks by using additional sensors.
Here is a video which demonstrates the Fire Fighting Robot on the job......
This is the first time a Firefighter Robot - SAFFIR which is the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot. And this is the first time a Robot was used to put off a fire. SAFFIR was developed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg for the US Navy ship for tackling fire without risking the human life.The Firefighting Robot has a mass of 65 Kgs. and it is 178 centimeters tall. The Robot uses dual optical cameras to see, thermal cameras to peer through smoke and find fires. The Firefighting Robot uses Laser sensors to guage distances to the fire. The Fire fighting Robot can walk and pick up the water hose on its own. All other actions are controlled by human operator. The designer of the Robot say that it can withstand temperatures better than human beings and it does not get tired like humans.
The first demonstration of the Fire fighting Robot was made in November, 2014 and SAFFIR was successfully able to walk on un even surfaces too identifying the fire. It was able to locate the hose and handle the situation. SAFFIR had a human operator operating it via computer but Navy Engineers are expecting it to be able to work autonomously one day in future.
Navy is planning to design an improved version of the SAFFIR which would have improved battery and software. They are also planning to make this Robot a multipurpose robot to handle works like ship board measurements, scanning for corrossion and leaks by using additional sensors.
Here is a video which demonstrates the Fire Fighting Robot on the job......
