It’s a prime candidate for some robot helpers, and [Ivan] has stepped in with a fun build that, while it won’t be serving in your municipal department any time soon, gets us thinking about the ...

Fighting fire with robots may take jobs away from humans, but it can also save lives. [Mell Bell Electronics] has built a (supervised) kid-friendly version of a firefighting robot that ...

Scientists from Data61's Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies are working on robots that could travel into fire fronts. Some move on legs, and others on tracks. Once at the front, they can send ...

Or rather, a roving firefighting robot. That's certainly one way to do it. Korea's Yonhap News Agency reports that Hyundai is working with the country's National Fire Agency to develop and ...

The Black Hawk flew with a Bambi Bucket dangling beneath it, from which to drop water once it located the fire. Three ...