Two students invent firefighting robot

Two students invent firefighting robot

JEMBER, East Java: Two students with the technical faculty of
Muhammadiyah University in Jember regency, East Java province,
have invented a firefighting robot (F2R).

The students, Dani Mayangsari and Adi Gunawan, said here on
Friday that the robot could automatically move toward the source
of fire.

Dani said the robot was equipped with an infranet sensor to
facilitate its movement, and a photo transistor to detect fire
and its source.

Both investors needed at least two months and more than Rp 2
million (US$222) to assemble the robot.

Adi said the motivation behind their hard work and dogged
perseverance to assemble the robot was to lighten the burden of
firefighters. --Antara