Could robots fight fires instead of humans?
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This article is published in collaboration with Quartz.
Looking like a cross between a Transformer and one of those machines that wraps up Christmas trees, a new robot is being tested by the New South Wales Fire and Rescue department.
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Author: Mike Murphy is a reporter at Quartz, covering technology.
Image: Firefighters attempt to extinguish a bushfire at the Windsor Downs Nature Reserve, near Sydney. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz.
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