The next generation of firefighters may not be wearing boots and suspenders—instead, they’ll be robots. A glimpse of such a future can be seen at Trinity College’s 12th annual Fire-Fighting Robot ...

Called SAFFiR, the Navy’s humanoid robot prototype is designed to walk on uneven surfaces, use thermal imaging to locate overheated equipment, and operate a hose to extinguish fires aboard naval ...

In time, these robots could find hot spots and deliver fire suppression agents, say researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "These robots are slow, but that is OK for fighting ...