By : Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 7, 2022
The Argentine oil company YPF acquired the state-of-the-art firefighter robot; Colossus, which resists 800 degrees of temperature, has the capacity to climb stairs, work autonomously for twelve hours and tow, drag and push up to a ton of weight.
The innovative robot “is the only one of its kind in Latin America” and was tested during a fire drill carried out in the industrial complex located in the Buenos Aires town of Ensenada, where Buenos Aires authorities and the municipality attended.
The oil company indicated that this model of firefighter robot has “the same design as those used in Notre Dame” which was generated by the French company Shark Robotics.
Colossus is made of aeronautical aluminum alloy, a condition that gives it great strength and allows it to resist temperatures of around 800°C.
In the same way, it allows its control and transmission of images at distances greater than 1.2 kilometers. It has six HD video cameras including a thermographic one. It allows controlling water/foam flows of up to 3,000 liters/min, with a range of more than 60 meters, and has modular versatility for different uses with the addition of accessories, the oil company indicated.
The vehicle has a high-flow monitor that is controlled by remote control, while in motion it can spew 15,000 liters of water per minute, with an approximate range of 100 meters, and enter areas inaccessible to fire trucks.
The exercise included the participation of the mayor of Ensenada, Mario Secco; the director of Civil Defense of the province of Buenos Aires, Fabián García, the secretary of Security and Justice of Ensenada, Martín Slobodian; the director of Civil Defense of Ensenada, Ricardo Arenas. Also present were the director of Civil Defense of Berisso, Roberto Scafati; and the president of the Volunteer Firefighters Society of that city, Daniel Fileni.
Source and photo : https://www.petrolnews.net/noticia.php?&r=42820
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