Firefighting is a difficult and dangerous job, which puts humans on the front line to save life and property on a regular basis. It’s a prime candidate for some robot helpers, and [Ivan] has … ...

Fumo fire fighting robot in action Fumo handling 2000 l/min of water at a pressure of 10 bar controlled by a fire-fighter. Loading a Fumo fire fighting robot Loading Fumo on a pickup truck. The ...

The robot has steerable nozzle modules along the length of the hose. Those nozzles then fire siphoned high-pressure water from the hose downwards, lifting the machine into the air.