Segway-like robot helps fight fires with 3D, thermal imaging
The robotic scout can assemble 3D maps of the interior of burning buildings.
(Credit:
Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego)
In 2012, 83 firefighters died in the line of duty in the U.S. alone, and another 37 fatalities have been reported thus far in 2013. But, with better scouting tools, these numbers could be lowered.
Thank goodness for robots.
A new one out of the University of California, San Diego, may soon help first responders survey a fiery scene with its ability to enter a burning building and immediately transmit data on the state and location of the fire, the building’s…
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