Humanity has come a long way over the last few hundred years, but we are still terrifyingly vulnerable and susceptible to fires. Firefighters have employed tank-like robots that carry hoses into ...

When firefighters need to enter smoke-filled buildings to conduct search or rescue, they frequently suffer from low visibility and often need to feel their way along walls or follow ropes reeled ...

Firefighters moving through smoke-filled buildings could save vital seconds and find it easier to identify objects and obstacles, thanks to revolutionary reins that enable robots to act like guide ...

The robot will be working with a Navy firefighter during this exercise.” In the second scenario, SAFFIR will work autonomously to identify a much smaller fire and put it out.

Plans to bring out a second firefighter robot might now be canceled out of fear they won't sell MINNEAPOLIS - There's a big fight brewing in federal court here over a little robot. Papa-Sans Toys ...

Howe and Howe Technologies of Waterboro, Maine, has unveiled the firefighter of tomorrow called the Thermite RS1-T2. Based on technology developed for the U.S. Army, this squat little modular ...

Meet WALL-E’s badass cousin, Colossus, a firefighting robot that helped turn the tide at Monday’s devastating fire at Notre Dame de Paris. With the roof ablaze and threatening to bring the ...