Abu Dhabi: Drones with thermal imaging, ‘light missiles’ to help fight tower fires

The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense is good to go to send off two hey tech creative robots to soak fire in tall structures of up to 800 meters tallness.

Two modern automated airplanes: one with warm imaging and payload, and one more with light rockets to clear any blocks at the episode site, are relied upon to join administration not long from now.

“These robots have been made by utilizing the most trend setting innovations. They have effectively finished the preliminary stage and anticipate administrative endorsements. It ought to be added to our administration in the not so distant future,” First Warrant Officer Mouza Khalifa told Khaleej Times during the fifth release of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (Umex) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX).

She noticed the robots utilize warm imaging, sensors and hello there definition cameras and can go up to the stature of 800m.

“They have sensors. There’s warm imaging to identify the problem areas and cameras to take photographs. This will help the group on the ground and in the tasks space to manage what is going on with most extreme productivity and speed. It covers a range of 9 cubic meters and conveys 15 gallons of froth or powder to extinguish the fire. It tends to be up in the air for as long as 50 minutes. There is a substitute battery in the event that it comes up short on power. It can return, re-energize and afterward fly back to obligation.”

The UAVs have been given by China-based Walkera Technology. The subsequent robot highlights cameras and light rockets to initially identify and afterward obliterate any blockages.

“The second robot we have is the one with twin rockets in it. This will be utilized in situations where we track down any blockage at the site of fire. This robot will be sent. It will be up in the air to the tallness of 800 meters, the camera will assist with identifying the spot and light rockets will be terminated to get any structure free from blocks.

The robot is additionally connected with a hose, which will empower it to soak the fire,” she said and underlined the robots will uphold the firemen’s endeavors in putting out the burst and saving lives.

These robots are notwithstanding the TAF35 firefighting robot, which was added to the power in 2020. The robot – a turbine mounted on a caterpillar vehicle and worked by controller – is principally utilized for firefighting yet has been additionally sent during the public sterlisation mission to clean immense regions.