Hyundai unveils robot firefighters that enter burning buildings first to protect crews and gather life saving data in extreme heat.

Humanity has come a long way over the last few hundred years, but we are still terrifyingly vulnerable and susceptible to fires. Firefighters have employed tank-like robots that carry hoses into ...

After discovering gas canisters at the scene of the fire in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, members of the 12th Special Purpose ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new piece of equipment at the Kansas City Fire Department proves the future is here— with a firefighting robot. On Saturday, KCFD’s latest purchase, Robot One, was ...

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A newly recruited firefighter in Los Angeles put out a major fire even before being formally introduced at a news conference. That new recruit is a robot. A newly recruited firefighter in Los Angeles ...

Flames towered above a South Los Angeles store early Saturday when a fire burned for more than an hour at the two-story structure. Firefighters were called at about 1:30 a.m. to the 4100 block of S.

Firefighting robots are so cool they should make one of those calendars with the machines as the main protagonists. Sure, people might need help finding enough of them to fill an entire 12-page ...

When firefighters arrive at a major blaze, they often face the same problem. They have to walk into danger without knowing exactly what is inside. Smoke hides everything. Floors may be unstable. Toxic ...