Comments on: Robot Defies Gravity http://www.robotliving.com/2007/06/27/robot-defies-gravity/ Your Daily Source for Robot News Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:23:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anonymous http://www.robotliving.com/2007/06/27/robot-defies-gravity/#comment-953 Anonymous Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:14:44 +0000 http://www.robotliving.com/2007/06/27/robot-defies-gravity/#comment-953 A robot that can climb trees can be important in the War Against Wildfire. One group of fires in southern California cost $6 billion. Low wage immigrant labor can pick up and clip all dead branches on the ground and within the first 2 meters, but should be supplemented by robots that are programmed to distinguish between live and dead branches, and clip or saw the dead ones off. Researchers at the University of Magdeburg/Stendal have developed a beetle-shaped robot that can detect and put out fires, and patrol a forest at speeds up to ten km/hr. A robot that can climb trees can be important in the War Against Wildfire. One group of fires in southern California cost $6 billion. Low wage immigrant labor can pick up and clip all dead branches on the ground and within the first 2 meters, but should be supplemented by robots that are programmed to distinguish between live and dead branches, and clip or saw the dead ones off.

Researchers at the University of Magdeburg/Stendal have developed a beetle-shaped robot that can detect and put out fires, and patrol a forest at speeds up to ten km/hr.

]]> By: smitty http://www.robotliving.com/2007/06/27/robot-defies-gravity/#comment-310 smitty Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:03:45 +0000 http://www.robotliving.com/2007/06/27/robot-defies-gravity/#comment-310 Amazing spybot. Wasn't someone developing a robot that could climb trees? Amazing spybot. Wasn’t someone developing a robot that could climb trees?

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