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Researchers in Scotland have developed a smart helmet for firefighters which uses integrated AI. This tech is intended to map out areas with low visibility and find victims faster.
Technology for the betterment of humanity is our favourite kind, and what we’re talking about here is a modest change for a potentially huge impact.
The UK’s largest and most advanced robotics centre opened just last week in Edinburgh, Scotland, and its central tenet involves pioneering technology to improve and protect people’s lives.
The National Robotarium’s opening gambit was a seriously intriguing one: a firefighter’s helmet built with integrated AI, sensors, thermal cameras, and radar technology. If you’re picturing Iron Man, we don’t blame you.
This mash-up of high-brow tech – in a neat little package – is designed to help firefighters navigate low visibility areas more effectively during search and rescue missions.
The first prototype is already receiving rave reviews at a training centre in the nearby town of Newbridge.
During any hazardous, emergency situation black smoke is a first responder’s worst enemy. It eats into an already scarce commodity, time, and leads to inevitable errors in decision making due to a lack of available data.
‘Time is critical in these situations. Currently our firefighters are very highly trained in carrying out search and rescue techniques, but that does take time in these environments,’ says Andy Galloway of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
