We don’t think we’d want to trust our fire safety to a robot carrying a few ounces of water, but as a demonstration or science project, [Tinker Guru’s] firefighting robot was an entertaining answer to ...

The project utilizes a Wiimote in order to create a suitable control system for a firefighting robot. One of the good features of Wiimote is that it is a low cost Bluetooth transceiver since it can ...

Fighting fire with robots may take jobs away from humans, but it can also save lives. [Mell Bell Electronics] has built a (supervised) kid-friendly version of a firefighting robot that extinguishes ...

A Parallax Boe Bot chassis was used to build this robot along with a group of sensors built on proto shield that allows navigating around. A ping sensor is being used by the robot in order to move ...

Firefighting, one of the nation’s most tradition-bound professions, is poised for an influx of eccentric assistants. They range from contraptions the size of a toy wagon to two-ton beasts that ...

Shipboard procedures such as fire drills, on-board alarms and locking fire doors may have gone a long way to mitigating the danger of fire at sea, but the US Navy is looking at new technology to help ...

A new Arduino Robot Kit has been unveiled by Arduino this week in the form of the Arduino Robot Kit, which has been designed to help you learn programming robots as you go. The new Arduino Robot Kit ...

Arduino enthusiasts looking for a new project this weekend may be interested in this awesome DIY balancing robot, which has been created using parts that cost roughly $80. Components include two ...

The Arduino is a cheap, fun way to get into building your own electronics. It can also be daunting to get started. Here, we’ll show you how to get a start-to-finish Arduino primer with a killer ...