SAFFiR (Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot) stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 143 pounds. The unique mechanism design on the robot equips it with super-human range of motion to maneuver in ...

The latest product of this effort is SAFFiR, a bipedal humanoid robot standing 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) tall and weighing 143 lb (64.8 kg).

SAFFiR, which was developed by researchers at Virginia Tech, stands five-foot-10 inches tall and weighs 143 pounds. Infrared stereovision sensors and a rotating laser allow the robot to see ...

With the robot's 3D mapping ability comes the need for a lot of processing power, and that's yet another obstacle. SaFFiR needs the equivalent of one desktop computer and two laptops to work.

Take the SAFFiR (Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot), for example. The creation of Virginia Tech engineering students, the SAFFiR is designed to extinguish fires that break out on Naval ships.

saffir Given the unique danger of fires at sea, SAFFiR's ability to operate in hazardous conditions is crucial. This robot can quickly extinguish fires, safeguarding naval vessels and their crew.

Video: Robot firefighter puts out its first blaze Robots could be the firefighters of the future In Mobile, Alabama, a humanoid robot looked on as a fire burned aboard the USS Shadwell. Its ...

From the U.S. Navy’s SAFFiR, who throws peat grenades at onboard ship fires, to DARPA’s “Atlas,” who looks like a precursor to “Battlestar Galactica’s” first generation Cylon, we ...

When the humanoid robot SAFFiR gets a shove, it reflexively moves to maintain its balance. SAFFiR can also walk over uneven terrain, turn its head to scan its surroundings and — with the help of ...

These helpful robots are a global phenomenon, and come in forms as varied as the countries that produce them. The Navy’s Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR) is humanoid, with arms ...