Robot fights wildfires while they're small

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In Hong Kong, a new robot built by Insight Robotics, is packed with all the latest technology to detect fires. Last year it won the makers Entrepreneur of the Year at the IBM SmartCamp Global Finals in Las Vegas. Rex Sham, the founder and chief analyst of Insight Robotics explained: "The robot actually has two cameras, one is the thermal imaging camera, and one is the visible light camera. The thermal imaging camera captures 50 frames of images per second and we use a proprietary and patented a… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/26/robot-fights-wildfires-while-they-re-small euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2015-10-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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