Present status and problems of fire fighting robots

Abstract

Firefighting and rescue activity are considered risky mission. They are an ideal target for robot technology to keep away fire fighters from danger. Moreover, it makes possible to rescue much more victims. Some fire departments have already developed and deployed fire fighting and rescue robots. However, the performance of the robots is not enough. The author considers and examines them from two points of view: "size and weight" and "cost and performance". Base on the considerations, the author proposes five important elements to develop useful and reasonable priced robots for fire departments. The robots should make possible to save and rescue much more lives.