Hyundai Motor Group has donated unmanned firefighting robots to South Korea’s National Fire Agency.
Four robots will be deployed to assist in environments inaccessible to firefighters.
Robots for High Risk Fire Environments
Based on Hyundai Rotem’s HR-Sherpa multi-purpose unmanned vehicle, the robots are equipped with key features for remote fire suppression, including a water cannon, self-spraying system, vision-enhancing camera, and remote-control operation.
The electric robots also have all-terrain mobility which means they can be driven in challenging environments where there is debris and other obstacles.
They were designed using feedback from fire crews and formed part of Hyundai’s wider committment to support the South Korean National Fire Agency.
The Group also donated 10 recovery support buses and have pledged to support the establishment of country’s first medical centre or firefighter care, which is due to open in June.
Commitment To Fire Safety
Euisun Chung, Executive Chair of Hyundai Motor Group, said: “Firefighters who rush into danger without hesitation to save lives remind us of the values our society must uphold.
“In partnership with the Korea National Fire Agency, we developed the Unmanned
Firefighting Robot to help realise the very value of ‘safety’ that firefighters have long protected.
“The Unmanned Firefighting Robots that we are donating embody Hyundai Motor Group’s core technologies and represent a new form of mobility built on our shared goal of ‘technology that saves lives.’”
Seung-ryong Kim, Acting Commissioner of the Korea National Fire Agency, said: “This initiative marks the first step in a paradigm shift that will redefine disaster response.
“We will continue to actively introduce advanced technology to the field through innovative collaboration with the private sector, including Hyundai Motor Group, a global mobility leader.”
