A new firefighting robot scout will create 3D virtual versions of fires giving those rushing into harm’s way a detailed picture before entering a burning building. The small Segway-like robotic vehicles use new image processing techniques and can be deployed to quickly explore, map and photograph and provide critical information on burning interiors.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
has worked with engineers at the University of California, San Diego’s Coordinated Robotics Lab and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and corporate partners like the Brain Corporation to develop the robot.Robot scouts to fight fires, patrol power lines | Fox News
