Nov 21, 2018 12:12 AM
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lokisadvisor
Queue the theme song from " The Thunderbirds" and the truck they came out of should have been painted like a pod from Thunderbird 2.
ddashizzle
Slap a few auto cannons on there and we've got the T-1! Firefighters are obsolete, indeed!
BooksMcGee
*small enough explosions
LastoftheMcKettrickSupplicants
Do y'all mind if we set y'all's oil refinery on fire so we can test our new robots?
scottsinflavortown
Autobots, roll out
railgap
Where is this amazingly elaborate fire training ground?
oznogster
eh look more like drones than robots...
Sageypie
Maybe I'm putting meaning where there is none, but the title makes it seem like the subtext is, "...Unlike those shitty human firefighters"
Peachos
This fucking gif doesn't show a single WALL-E eating an explosion. I feel ripped off..
MalinorTheMagnificent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9rZ2RzC1Q
BORGALOOGIE
captainfakeypants
Perhaps in the future, simple people will understand that remotely-operated things aren't robots if there's a human operating them.
schnagglebeef
They look like some equipment from Thunderbirds
MemorableName
WALL•E could write his name in the snow.
GotDamnLochnessMonster
My cat's name is Wall-E. Just fyi.
FullMetalTaquito
inuzarel
I was thinking Tiny Tank
alphaomega98
They took my Job
chromofoam
This is absolutely the best idea ever. Fire is no joke.
FacemanPeck
They took our JOBS
UpsidedownPineapples
California must be loving this.
CrashingOut
It won't help. We need climate un-change. Barring that a fleet of 747s capable of dropping so much fire retardant massive fires killed early
chamtheman
so they can respond to explosions...at what point do they get tested by explosions? this is pure dumb person bait.
They were pre-tested in 6 seasons of Batlle Bots, didn't you catch the reruns?
fireandgasoline
Is it possible to buy one of these things without the fire hose on it. I feel like it would be amazing for a drone tank
ImitationBrand
And Mom always said playing with my remote controlled cars would never help me in life!
MaxximumB
Nice.
thelostg
Pretty amazing robots can pull hose like that...
Alfa799
Can it rake the forest floor?
merxman
With a special attachment sold separately from TrumpCo, it puts a ratty blonde wig on over the sprayer and sticks a rake in its ass.
SuperOKNumberTwo
It could be done. Not with that model of unit, but it could be done.
Apeofdeath
twerps
casbott
SEEK…LOCATE…IRRIGATE
MrPajamaSam
Love Dr. Who!
NRubric
EXTINGUISH! EXTINGUISH! EXTINGUIIIIIISH!
chbarts
Add a neural net to teach it how to DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISH the obstacles from the flames.
DontDoWhatDonaldDontDoes
ImSorryFriend
Ahhhhhhhh! So close to using apostrophes correctly in that one :\
HanShotFirst39
These look like they're intended for industrial firefighting. I don't see them finding trapped victims in a house and pulling them out.
Took mir Jurb!
SmashingBrickCastration
Next up robocop.. oh wait.
WhiteKnight124
Which they semi already did by pushing fire resistant building materials, now they justify their large departments by running medical aids
ThatUsernameHasAlreadyBeenChosenAndlsNoLongerAvailable
It said potentially explosive heavy industry. There isnt many fire resistant oil leaks lol.
We're now finding that a lot of those fire resistant materials are making for hotter more toxic fires when they do burn.
Johnsnowden
May I trouble you for the Source please?
edgarswooth
Here's a brochure: http://citicbrasil.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kaicheng.pdf
Thank you
Maybe http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/159843/Advanced-firefighting-robot-on-display-at-conference-in-Australia.aspx
commentsivehadafew
Seems like something that should have been invented a long time ago
ferex
We've been too busy teaching them to kill and jump off buildings
DJudy
I don't think even 15 years ago the motors and batteries could handle the power needed to move hoses full of water.
regregex
35 years ago these were kids' toys. I guess it took battery and overall reliability improvements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak
TezuNii
It was developed by a Heavy Industries, so it was probably a prototype for an RC tank
notquitebilbobaggins
Still glad it’s here now tho.
Slim617
Too bad it still wont be implemented. Bc “ money”
SaucyDisses
Could really use those robots in California
Would be cool if those robots were stationed every 10 blocks.
Thecynicalspud
The fire service is stubborn and likes to shoot itself in the foot because "Tradition". At least, that's how it is in my home state in Aus.
VigorousButtstuff
You'd think, but these sorts of things are much harder to predict than you might imagine.
(see also Screens that don't have shitty backlights. Those had to wait for the invention of blue LEDs. Before that, we were stuck on CCFLs)
Blue LEDs and the subsequent creation of white LEDs using that technology wouldn't happen until the mid 00s.
Prissoner24601
Better late than very late
yallheardofthatnewbanddeath
I believe these were i wanna say iv seen old pics of something similar
abdulrahimahmad03000
did u exist on that time ?????
scarface98
They were. Just haven't seen wide adoption till recently. First saw something on them back in like. 2010
trollprozac
They did, but it kept getting wet.
peeweepeterson
People and their ideas are amazing. I’m just super pumped of figuring out to fold my toilet paper in half.
progressorstatusquo
I thought i was the only one who learned to do this as an adult! You are gonna save so much money on tp now! Haha
They took mah Job!
ZombieJonSnow
Everything needs an operator.
sunnydayingermany
Except a swarm. You're right in this case..
Igotproblemsinmyhead
A swarm... Mecha-Bukake visions...
valen00
if your job is hosing down oil refineries you should be glad you lost it lol
No. I am not glad. Not glad at all. And yoy should be ashamed. Showing your face like that. Shame. Shame on you and your whole clan.
TheHawkRules
SaAdVilla
True but unfortunately destruction is our main game.
steadygentIemen
Was gonna reply to the main comment about tech, but then saw yours and it's so true, I'm just so disappointed in us.
Superkroot
False. Profit is our main game. Its just that there's a lot of profit to be made in destruction.
chupacabraattack
R&D costs money. Has to be a reason and a way to profit. War checks both those boxes. At least we get trickle down.
cbale2000
They've certainly been plausible for some time, but cost and necessity have likely prevented their development till now.
It's actually a very simple design, basic tank chassis with a water cannon mounted on a turret with a camera. Not hard, just costly.
Probably more of a problem with reliability than cost. Simple robots capable have been around since WW2
BolenArrow
shit man firefighters are going to just be fat dudes controling robots soon
Sapotaattori
Their bodies take huge toll from that work. So it sounds preferable.
echonite
The irony that that is the actually goal of technology. Make things easier so we don't have to work as hard.
loma45
And put our lives on the line as much
Will never be used, its political suicide to talk about firing fire fighters, and this would down size a fire dept for sure.
LMTMFA
Have the firefighters control them when they're needed, just a retraining.
JackalopeElope
Much of what urban firefighters do is EMT work. Rural FF go over rough terrain. These do both poorly.
A lot of these technology type things seem to fall into that category, but really, they're meant to augment capabilities, not replace.
As others have said in this thread - high-risk locations where you can't put FFs in close for risk of explosion/chemicals/etc.
AirlineGeek
I think these are geared more toward specialized/industrial fire departments; refineries, chemical plants, ports, etc.
OdinYggd
These are not for normal fire departments. These are for airports and factories where a fire could produce a large explosion.
BINGO! The times you wouldn't have sent a firefighter closer to begin with = this little robutts jerb.
moonmoonmoonsmoon
They don’t seem capable of search and rescue so are probably for specific scenarios. They definitely won’t replace people as they are now.
16745
That's where you r wrong, kiddo. Firefighting is a seriously dangerous job, anything saving lifes will be implemented.
toxcrusadr
But not all at once.
True.
PianoMan2112
Still need people (for now) to drive the trucks there, definitely need people to hook it all up there, work it, and clean up after.
Yes but not 4 people per engine and 4+ engines, and when they make six figures that's a lot of saving and cutting
/2 nobody is going to send a person into a burning explosives plant especially if it's already evacuated, or giant fuel tanks w/no people.
BS it's for jobs firefighters don't have NOW, so, idk what high horse you're up on Vanilla Sky Knight: if a C4 plant=aflame, robutts jerb./1
C4 doesnt explode when on fire. FDs dont run on many fires, roughly 6% of their calls annually. But hey keep bringing pumps for sick people.
yes I know about detonation to deflagration & how you can use C4 as a cooking fuel & intiation energies, but rather than write nitroglycerin
/3 filled to the brim with volatile precursors. Furthermore any facility containing extensive volatiles is a good candidate for Fire Robutt.
I'm constrained by how many letter I use, I took the easy route & put down C4. HOWEVER you ARE wrong in a sense as any C4 plant will be /2
lokisadvisor
Queue the theme song from " The Thunderbirds" and the truck they came out of should have been painted like a pod from Thunderbird 2.
ddashizzle
Slap a few auto cannons on there and we've got the T-1! Firefighters are obsolete, indeed!
BooksMcGee
*small enough explosions
LastoftheMcKettrickSupplicants
Do y'all mind if we set y'all's oil refinery on fire so we can test our new robots?
scottsinflavortown
Autobots, roll out
railgap
Where is this amazingly elaborate fire training ground?
oznogster
eh look more like drones than robots...
Sageypie
Maybe I'm putting meaning where there is none, but the title makes it seem like the subtext is, "...Unlike those shitty human firefighters"
Peachos
This fucking gif doesn't show a single WALL-E eating an explosion. I feel ripped off..
MalinorTheMagnificent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9rZ2RzC1Q
BORGALOOGIE
captainfakeypants
Perhaps in the future, simple people will understand that remotely-operated things aren't robots if there's a human operating them.
schnagglebeef
They look like some equipment from Thunderbirds
MemorableName
WALL•E could write his name in the snow.
GotDamnLochnessMonster
My cat's name is Wall-E. Just fyi.
FullMetalTaquito
inuzarel
I was thinking Tiny Tank
alphaomega98
They took my Job
chromofoam
This is absolutely the best idea ever. Fire is no joke.
FacemanPeck
They took our JOBS
UpsidedownPineapples
California must be loving this.
CrashingOut
It won't help. We need climate un-change. Barring that a fleet of 747s capable of dropping so much fire retardant massive fires killed early
chamtheman
so they can respond to explosions...at what point do they get tested by explosions? this is pure dumb person bait.
CrashingOut
They were pre-tested in 6 seasons of Batlle Bots, didn't you catch the reruns?
fireandgasoline
Is it possible to buy one of these things without the fire hose on it. I feel like it would be amazing for a drone tank
ImitationBrand
And Mom always said playing with my remote controlled cars would never help me in life!
MaxximumB
Nice.
thelostg
Pretty amazing robots can pull hose like that...
Alfa799
Can it rake the forest floor?
merxman
With a special attachment sold separately from TrumpCo, it puts a ratty blonde wig on over the sprayer and sticks a rake in its ass.
SuperOKNumberTwo
It could be done. Not with that model of unit, but it could be done.
Apeofdeath
twerps
casbott
SEEK…LOCATE…IRRIGATE
FullMetalTaquito
MrPajamaSam
Love Dr. Who!
twerps
NRubric
EXTINGUISH! EXTINGUISH! EXTINGUIIIIIISH!
chbarts
Add a neural net to teach it how to DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISH DISTINGUISH the obstacles from the flames.
DontDoWhatDonaldDontDoes
ImSorryFriend
Ahhhhhhhh! So close to using apostrophes correctly in that one :\
HanShotFirst39
These look like they're intended for industrial firefighting. I don't see them finding trapped victims in a house and pulling them out.
MrPajamaSam
Took mir Jurb!
SmashingBrickCastration
Next up robocop.. oh wait.
WhiteKnight124
Which they semi already did by pushing fire resistant building materials, now they justify their large departments by running medical aids
ThatUsernameHasAlreadyBeenChosenAndlsNoLongerAvailable
It said potentially explosive heavy industry. There isnt many fire resistant oil leaks lol.
HanShotFirst39
We're now finding that a lot of those fire resistant materials are making for hotter more toxic fires when they do burn.
Johnsnowden
May I trouble you for the Source please?
edgarswooth
Here's a brochure: http://citicbrasil.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kaicheng.pdf
Johnsnowden
Thank you
edgarswooth
Maybe http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/159843/Advanced-firefighting-robot-on-display-at-conference-in-Australia.aspx
Johnsnowden
Thank you
commentsivehadafew
Seems like something that should have been invented a long time ago
ferex
We've been too busy teaching them to kill and jump off buildings
DJudy
I don't think even 15 years ago the motors and batteries could handle the power needed to move hoses full of water.
regregex
35 years ago these were kids' toys. I guess it took battery and overall reliability improvements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak
TezuNii
It was developed by a Heavy Industries, so it was probably a prototype for an RC tank
notquitebilbobaggins
Still glad it’s here now tho.
Slim617
Too bad it still wont be implemented. Bc “ money”
SaucyDisses
Could really use those robots in California
SaucyDisses
Would be cool if those robots were stationed every 10 blocks.
Thecynicalspud
The fire service is stubborn and likes to shoot itself in the foot because "Tradition". At least, that's how it is in my home state in Aus.
VigorousButtstuff
You'd think, but these sorts of things are much harder to predict than you might imagine.
VigorousButtstuff
(see also Screens that don't have shitty backlights. Those had to wait for the invention of blue LEDs. Before that, we were stuck on CCFLs)
VigorousButtstuff
Blue LEDs and the subsequent creation of white LEDs using that technology wouldn't happen until the mid 00s.
Prissoner24601
Better late than very late
yallheardofthatnewbanddeath
I believe these were i wanna say iv seen old pics of something similar
abdulrahimahmad03000
did u exist on that time ?????
scarface98
They were. Just haven't seen wide adoption till recently. First saw something on them back in like. 2010
trollprozac
They did, but it kept getting wet.
peeweepeterson
People and their ideas are amazing. I’m just super pumped of figuring out to fold my toilet paper in half.
progressorstatusquo
I thought i was the only one who learned to do this as an adult! You are gonna save so much money on tp now! Haha
MrPajamaSam
They took mah Job!
ZombieJonSnow
Everything needs an operator.
sunnydayingermany
Except a swarm. You're right in this case..
Igotproblemsinmyhead
A swarm... Mecha-Bukake visions...
valen00
if your job is hosing down oil refineries you should be glad you lost it lol
MrPajamaSam
No. I am not glad. Not glad at all. And yoy should be ashamed. Showing your face like that. Shame. Shame on you and your whole clan.
TheHawkRules
SaAdVilla
True but unfortunately destruction is our main game.
steadygentIemen
Was gonna reply to the main comment about tech, but then saw yours and it's so true, I'm just so disappointed in us.
Superkroot
False. Profit is our main game. Its just that there's a lot of profit to be made in destruction.
chupacabraattack
R&D costs money. Has to be a reason and a way to profit. War checks both those boxes. At least we get trickle down.
cbale2000
They've certainly been plausible for some time, but cost and necessity have likely prevented their development till now.
cbale2000
It's actually a very simple design, basic tank chassis with a water cannon mounted on a turret with a camera. Not hard, just costly.
SuperOKNumberTwo
Probably more of a problem with reliability than cost. Simple robots capable have been around since WW2
BolenArrow
shit man firefighters are going to just be fat dudes controling robots soon
Sapotaattori
Their bodies take huge toll from that work. So it sounds preferable.
echonite
The irony that that is the actually goal of technology. Make things easier so we don't have to work as hard.
loma45
And put our lives on the line as much
WhiteKnight124
Will never be used, its political suicide to talk about firing fire fighters, and this would down size a fire dept for sure.
LMTMFA
Have the firefighters control them when they're needed, just a retraining.
JackalopeElope
Much of what urban firefighters do is EMT work. Rural FF go over rough terrain. These do both poorly.
merxman
A lot of these technology type things seem to fall into that category, but really, they're meant to augment capabilities, not replace.
merxman
As others have said in this thread - high-risk locations where you can't put FFs in close for risk of explosion/chemicals/etc.
AirlineGeek
I think these are geared more toward specialized/industrial fire departments; refineries, chemical plants, ports, etc.
OdinYggd
These are not for normal fire departments. These are for airports and factories where a fire could produce a large explosion.
CrashingOut
BINGO! The times you wouldn't have sent a firefighter closer to begin with = this little robutts jerb.
moonmoonmoonsmoon
They don’t seem capable of search and rescue so are probably for specific scenarios. They definitely won’t replace people as they are now.
16745
That's where you r wrong, kiddo. Firefighting is a seriously dangerous job, anything saving lifes will be implemented.
toxcrusadr
But not all at once.
16745
True.
PianoMan2112
Still need people (for now) to drive the trucks there, definitely need people to hook it all up there, work it, and clean up after.
WhiteKnight124
Yes but not 4 people per engine and 4+ engines, and when they make six figures that's a lot of saving and cutting
CrashingOut
/2 nobody is going to send a person into a burning explosives plant especially if it's already evacuated, or giant fuel tanks w/no people.
CrashingOut
BS it's for jobs firefighters don't have NOW, so, idk what high horse you're up on Vanilla Sky Knight: if a C4 plant=aflame, robutts jerb./1
WhiteKnight124
C4 doesnt explode when on fire. FDs dont run on many fires, roughly 6% of their calls annually. But hey keep bringing pumps for sick people.
CrashingOut
yes I know about detonation to deflagration & how you can use C4 as a cooking fuel & intiation energies, but rather than write nitroglycerin
CrashingOut
/3 filled to the brim with volatile precursors. Furthermore any facility containing extensive volatiles is a good candidate for Fire Robutt.
CrashingOut
I'm constrained by how many letter I use, I took the easy route & put down C4. HOWEVER you ARE wrong in a sense as any C4 plant will be /2