February 2015 - The Office of Naval
Research teamed with Virginia Tech to build the world's
first bi-pedal fire fighting robot. In both war and
peacetime scenarios, fire in the shipboard environment is
serious and frequently results in excessive damage and high
repair costs because the fire is not detected or controlled
adequately.
To help further improve future
shipboard firefighting capability, scientists at the Naval
Research Laboratory have formed an interdisciplinary team to
develop a humanoid robot that could fight fires on the next
generation of combatants. A humanoid-type robot was chosen
because it was deemed best suited to operate within the
confines of an environment that was designed for human
mobility and offered opportunity for other potential war
fighting applications within the Navy and Marine Corps.
U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 2nd
Class Dominique Pineiro Video edited by USA Patriotism!
