Robotic Vehicle Technology
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved and codified an engineering ground robotic firefighting complex for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The robotic fire extinguishing complex is a mobile crawler platform with special equipment for supplying water under pressure or special foam that extinguishes the flame. Using the control panel, the operator directs the robot from a safe place to the epicenter of the fire. The flow of liquid supplied to the combustion source can be regulated remotely.
The robot firefighter works at a distance of up to 2 km from the operator in an open area and up to 400 m on an intersection. The operator receives images from the dangerous area where the fire is extinguished from an objective control video camera installed on the platform.
The ground robotic complex was initially developed for the needs of civilian emergency rescue services, but the military became interested in the machine. Such a robot is needed, for example, in an area where there are unexploded ammunition, in the approach to equipment that is on fire and in which there is a risk of detonation of ammunition, as well as in other potentially dangerous cases associated with a risk to life and health. I am military personnel. At the request of the military, this robotic platform received a reinforced undercarriage. The control range and battery life have also been increased.
Thanks to its tracked chassis, this robot firefighter can overcome difficult terrain, move burning debris, work at extreme temperatures and create a so-called “water wall” with its water cannon.
SOURCE: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
