The article “Firefighting Robots Go Autonomous” written by Little (2021) addressed researchers’ breakthrough in developing firefighting robots and its capabilities. As Neil Sahota, an inventor who advises the United Nations on artificial intelligence issues, commented “mobility is the big complication” (Sahota,n.d), many researchers are faced with the issue to tackle when it comes to developing either a remote controlled or autonomous firefighting robot. However, weighing 3500 pounds and fitted with tanklike treads and a huge plow nose at the front, the Robotics Systems 3 (RS3) (Margaret Stewart, 2020) is able to pull hoses up inclined slopes and heavy objects out of ditches.The RS3 is fitted with multiple cameras for the ease of operation from a safe distance of 900 feet from the user. Equipped with four cameras, these give the operator the full view of the robot’s surroundings both in normal imaging and thermal. With the help of the cameras, the operator is able to not only guide the nozzle to the required directions but also is able to locate survivors with the help of the thermal function. Lastly, the RS3 is equipped with a nozzle that has a flow rate that is 10 times better than a normal hose which allows better suppression of major fires. However, the RS3 will not be able to fight fire at high ground due to it being unable to fly.
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