FINE is an intelligent fire extinguisher designed to effectively fight against a domestic fire. It can be easily used as a traditional fire extinguisher by an individual. Also, it can alert the fire fighters if a fire takes place when nobody is at home and starts putting out the fire automatically until the fire fighters involves with the situation. This compact product contains an infrared thermometer to sense flames, a rolling base, a container of powder and collision sensors to evade obstacles. It comprises a usual smoke detector and moves towards the fire to pulverize the powder into the core of the fire.
Sep 17, 2011
Mini Bots To Help Map Building Interiors In The Future
Mapping interior of buildings can be quite a tedious process for humans, but researchers have now found a way to use robots instead of humans for this tedious task.
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, and California Institute of Technology / Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently working on a new way to map interiors of buildings that could save a lot of time. Their idea was to use robots for mapping buildings, but not just any robots, they are planning on using palm-sized, tiny robots.
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, and California Institute of Technology / Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently working on a new way to map interiors of buildings that could save a lot of time. Their idea was to use robots for mapping buildings, but not just any robots, they are planning on using palm-sized, tiny robots.
Of course, you shouldn’t judge these mini bots by their size, they come equipped with two cameras, laser scanners and they can even explore unfamiliar buildings on their own. They can navigate through hallways, detect doors and windows while generating the map in real time.
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