Firefighting Robot Blasts Fires With Foam and Water
Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Date: 13 November 2012 Time: 10:24 PM ET
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Howe and Howe Technologies have built a fire fighting robot called Thermite. The robot is able to get much closer to dangerous fires than humans. It can blast fires with water or foam at 600 gallons per minute. Thermite can be remote controlled from up to 1/4 mile away.
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