Researchers from University of Madgeburg have unveiled an innovative robot that is shaped like a millipede and can function to detect and extinguish forest fires.
This eco-friendly and autonomous machine called ‘OLE’ can patrol throughout the forest at speed of 20 to 30 km per hour and exploits infrared and biosensors to detect potential forest fires to extinguish it subsequently via an impulse appliance.
The robot can roll up in a ball alike bug and can retract its legs when senses danger to function on its ceramic-fibre compound fire resistant shell that can endure 1,300 Degrees Centigrade temperature.
Thirty OLEs are being claimed by the researchers to be efficient to protect 2,700 square miles of forest area. Hope those wild animals don’t mind these OLEs strolling freely in their territory!
Via: Research-in-germany
Comments
Cool.. Looks like the monster in the Power Rangers :D
with a robots like this it’s really can help a lot of job done very well. but they need to get some extra fire proof from damaging.
we hope new robot concept like this can helps the problem about fire in forest.
Thanks for sharing about this robot :)