SAFFiR/THOR Prototype Lower Body - Flat Terrain Walking

Robo-Cop needs a hero too!

Hey everyone! Blaze back to tell you another new interesting experience in the firefighting world! Apparently the Navy thought Robo-Cop needed a friend. They have come up with a firefighting robot. This robot is called Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot or better known as SAFFiR. They originally came up with the idea back in 2012. They are expecting him to be able to move about the ship and fight fires like you and I would. What do you think, would you fight along with this robot? He is suppose to be able to handle the more dangerous situations that us firefighters are normally handling out on scene. Truthfully I do believe they need to work on it a little more before putting SAFFiR out on the front lines.
This is the blue print of what he is to look like and check him out on youtube!

 

Fired up Technology

Have you ever seen a burning building that you were sure no one should go in? Still curious to know what is inside? A fire department in Maryland  has recently purchased 3 drones to be able to keep us safe on the scene. There is also a Connecticut department who has been using the drones for a little while. They have been able to implement the drones in an actual structure fire which they were able to tell if the building was structurally safe enough for their men to go into  In my opinion, the goal is to get every fire fighter back home safely and if sending a robot in is better than having a trial and error period it should be adopted by all. Want to hear about the next greatest firefighter? Come back next week to see what it's all about!