Collaborate Disseminate
So far, much of the development focus of China’s EHang has been on providing air taxi and air tourism services, but now the air mobility company has its eyes on proving the versatility of its autonomous aerial vehicle platform with the launch of a fire… Continue reading EHang flies out rapid responder, firefighting drone
When it comes to putting out forest fires, the sooner that they’re detected, the better. That’s where a new forest-deployed sensor could come in, as it’s powered by swaying tree branches.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Michigan State University,… Continue reading Forest fire detector is powered by the movement of trees
Milrem Robotics and InnoVfoam have teamed up to create a new family of foam-shooting firefighting robots to help or replace human firefighters in dangerous situations. Based on Milrem’s Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Multiscope Rescue robot, the system … Continue reading New foam-shooting robots to keep firefighters out of harm’s way
If you were heading into a burning, smoke-filled building, you’d probably want someone else to know your location within it at all times. German scientists have developed a system that’s claimed to serve that very purpose, for use by firefighters and o… Continue reading Safety system tracks firefighters by their strides
One of the good things about drones is the fact that they can safely be flown in conditions that would prove hazardous for crewed aircraft. That’s where the JC260 unmanned helicopter comes in, as it’s designed to fight forest fires.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Helicopter drone is made to drop bombs on forest fires
For more than a century, the United States Forest Service has employed men and women to monitor vast swaths of wilderness from isolated lookout towers. Armed with little more than a pair of binoculars and a map, these lookouts served as an early warning system for combating wildfires. Eventually the …read more
When a forest fire is starting, it’s vitally important for firefighting crews to know exactly what it is that they’re up against, so they can prepare most effectively. A new Spanish project is helping to make that happen, utilizing an autonom… Continue reading Autonomous drone gets the goods on forest fires
In the era of social media, events such as the fire at Notre Dame cathedral are experienced by a global audience in real-time. From New York to Tokyo, millions of people were glued to their smartphones and computers, waiting for the latest update from media outlets and even individuals who …read more
Continue reading The Drones and Robots that Helped Save Notre Dame
We don’t think we’d want to trust our fire safety to a robot carrying a few ounces of water, but as a demonstration or science project, [Tinker Guru’s] firefighting robot was an entertaining answer to the question: “What do I do with that flame sensor that came in the big box of Arduino sensors I bought from China?” You can see a video of the device below.
You can see, it is a pretty standard two-wheel robot with the drive wheels to the rear and a skid plate up front. There are a flame sensor and a water pump up …read more
If you are building a robot to fight fires, why not use the water that you are fighting fires with to propel your robot? That seems to be the idea behind the Dragon Fire Fighting robot built by [Professor Satoshi Tadokoro], and his team at Tadohoku University. Their dragon robot is raised by the same directed jets of water that are used to stop the fire.
The three-meter robot also uses these jets of water to steer, moving the dragon’s head by firing water jets at angles. I’m not sure how practical it really is, though: the jets that the …read more
Continue reading Japanese Fire-Fighting Dragon Rides Water Jets