ARMTEC's SACI firefighting robot

It seems the Foundation for Industrial and Scientific Research in Norway (SINTEF) isn't the only game in town, er, the world, out to make firefighters' jobs a lot easier (or endangered). Brazil's ARMTEC has crafted a water-blasting robot -- dubbed SACI -- that would make a warehouse of Super Soakers look like child's play. The bot, obviously immune to smoke, fear, and extreme heat, can quench flames in a trio of ways: a direct stream, foam blast, or a wide-reaching "mist" approach. To extinguish those hard-to-reach hot spots, it touts a maximum blast of 60 meters, and the cannon pivots from 20 - 70 degrees vertically while being wheeled around on the tank-like track system. Unlike the Anna Konda, which has motors powered by a regular fire hose, this remotely controlled machine requires batteries to maneuver itself around. But this fearless commander doesn't get burnt out quickly, as it can pump fluids for three solid hours before needing a recharge. So if your local fire department has too many flames to handle, and not enough men to keep things cool, snagging a tag-team of SACIs may be in order to beat the heat.

[Via Robot Gossip]

[Povl @ Aug 3rd 2006 6:05AM]

Well, if the batteries ignites, like Dell batteries, will the robot comit suicide...?!

[dan @ Aug 3rd 2006 6:10AM]

Damn,... watching the picture I thought it was again a Dell Laptop explosion. ;-)

[grindboy @ Aug 3rd 2006 7:19AM]

I've gotta say it!! LOL

I for one welcome out robot firefighting overlords

:-P

[strider_mt2k @ Aug 3rd 2006 8:26AM]

NOW we're talking!

First law in action!

[Guruboy @ Aug 3rd 2006 10:59AM]

Ha ha! Dell laptops exploding jokes are already old and were never funny to start with! Good job!

Maybe they should have thought of this before 9/11.

[Emm @ Aug 3rd 2006 2:41PM]

Since they are pumping water through the robot, they should use that to generate electricity back into the batteries.