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Anna Konda, the Robotic Firefighter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the civil-serpent dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "In fact, Anna Konda is a robotic fire hose moving like a snake. This robot, which has been developed in Norway by SINTEF, is 3 m long and weighs 70 kg. The snake contains 20 water hydraulic motors that move the robotic joints. And the energy needed to power these motors comes from water pressurized to 100 bars and already available inside the fire hose. This gives enough energy to this water-powered robot to climb up stairs, to lift a car up off the ground or even break through a wall. Very clever design! The designers think that this robot could not only replace humans to fight fires when it's too dangerous for them, but could also be used for subsea operations or explosion prevention. An additional overview contains more details and pictures of this snake robot."

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  1. Robotic Snakes on a Plane! by Jboost · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine the possibilities!
    We could fight forest fires better

  2. porn star name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    that's a porn star name if i ever heard one. perhaps a chick with dick performer..

  3. Re:FP by epp_b · · Score: 4, Funny
    Anna Konda eh? Anaconda, anyone? (Sounds clever to me)
    Thank-you, Captain Obvious! You're a hero for us all!
  4. Snakes on a... by niteice · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have HAD it with this motherfucking hose on this motherfucking fire truck!

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    ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
  5. Her greatest nemesis? by mazarin5 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Her greatest nemesis: Flameosapien!

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    Fnord.
  6. Evil Applications by walnutmon · · Score: 2, Funny

    The robot war had been lost... We destroyed unmanned aircraft, and beat back the evil spider bots... But these damn snakes kept crushing our skulls and spraying water all over our carcasses, making them wet.

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    You take it, I don't want it...
  7. Re:Hmph. by Skevin · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was more exciting than that, when I skimmed it the first time and thought it read, "Robotic Anna Kournikova".

    I was going to run out and buy one to, ah, um, improve my tennis game.

    Solomon

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  8. Red Dwarf reference by Salsaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmmm...this looks like the kind of handy tool Kryten would be able to attach to his "groinal socket".

  9. Re:on planes, perhaps? by rawmule · · Score: 2, Funny

    Get this muthafuckin' robotic firehose off my muthafuckin' plane!

  10. Afraid by hritcu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great ... but what about the many people who are afraid of snakes? How is the anna konda going to help them overcoming their fear? Hssssssssssssss ...

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    If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough. (Alan Kay)
  11. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it run Python?