Commercial Firefighting Robot Blasts Fires With Foam and Water

Posted on October 7, 2012

Howe and Howe Technologies is selling a fire fighting robot called Thermite. The robot, which costs $98,500, can 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. You can view the spec sheet here. Here is Thermite blasting fires with water and foam as some dramatic music plays in the background. Take a look:

For a creepier Android-like fire fighting robot, check out the Naval Research Lab's Octavia robot.

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