8 years ago
Robots are now fighting fires in Australia
Looking like a cross between a Transformer and one of those machines that wraps up Christmas trees, a new robot is being tested by the New South Wales Fire and Rescue department. The TAF 20—short for Turbine Aided Firefighting—is a robot built in partnership by the Italian engineering firm EmiControls and the German firefighting firm Magirus. It cost the Australian state $310,000, according to a release.
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