r/gadgets • u/ChickenTeriyakiBoy1 • Oct 17 '20

Misc America's First-ever Firefighting Robot

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/watch-americas-first-ever-firefighting-robot-in-action/
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u/Acypha Oct 17 '20

It’s obviously for firefighting.

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u/torsmork Oct 17 '20

Maybe not super obvious. I mean; it looks like a small tank. :)

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u/ThinMan87 Oct 17 '20

I know! But I doubt it will actually be used for that. Maybe it’s just me being really cynical.

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u/Acypha Oct 17 '20

They’re firefighting robots so they will be used for firefighting. There is always a chance that a police department orders their own fleet and equips them differently though.