A quartet of robots are the newest members of the London firefighting force. Their job? To extinguish fires involving cylinders of the industrial gas acetylene. Here, two of the bots (Talon and Black Max) demonstrate their firefighting prowess at the recent unveiling. The cylinders are inside the van.Qinetiq
Cylinders
Qingdao Ruifeng Gas
Talon
Now let's meet the crew. The first to arrive at the scene is Talon, an Iraq veteran who can climb stairs and crawl into little nooks.Qinetiq
All in a Day's Work
Here's Talon back in his Iraq days.Qinetiq
A Flock of Bison
Next comes Bison (pictured here with some friends; the five bots in the back row are Bisons), who uses his cutting tools to gain access to the cylinder. He also shoots jets of water.ISSEE
Black Max
Black Max is in charge of the fire hose.Qinetiq
Brokk
Last but not least, there's Brokk, whose giant claw enables him to pick up the cylinders and transport them away from the scene.Kraft Telerobotics
