The Future of Firefighting?

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This is pretty cool: a robot that can fight fires. Fighting fires is very risky and time is of the essence. Robots might be able to get to a fire faster and get into the hot spots more quickly and without risking human life.

Personally, I doubt they'll be autonomous, at least at first. Firefighters will probably control them remotely to start. But autonomous robots will be able to move faster, detect hotspots with infrared, maybe even life signs.

I tell you, I'd feel a lot more relaxed on vacation if I knew I had a robot that could save me from condo neighbors grilling in their garages. And yes, someone did call the fire department on their dumb asses.