Oct 20, 2021 · SAFFiR is a two-legged, or bipedal, humanoid robot designed to help researchers evaluate the applications of unmanned systems in damage control and inspections aboard naval vessels,...

Feb 12, 2015 · Called the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), the team at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) chose a humanoid-type robot as the best way of negotiating the narrow passageways...

Feb 5, 2015 · Based on the CHARLI-L1 robot created at Virginia Tech, it boasts a "super-human" range of motion for operating in tight, complex spaces and moving over uneven, obstacle …

Feb 4, 2015 · The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR), sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), walked across uneven floors, used thermal imaging to identify overheated equipment,...

Feb 4, 2015 · Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), SAFFiR is a two-legged, or bipedal, humanoid robot designed to help researchers evaluate unmanned systems to support Sailors with damage...

Developed by Tech for the Office of Naval Research, SAFFiR—short for Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot—was about to make history aboard the Shadwell, now used to test new shipboard-firefighting techniques in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

The SAFFiR project is to design a bio-inspired bipedal robot utilized for finding and extinguishing fires aboard naval ships. The first full-fledged robot in this project, named ASH (Autonomous Shipboard Humanoid), is powered by custom linear serial elastic actuators that incorporate custom titanium springs.

Mar 3, 2015 · Read more about Virginia Tech's collaboration on the innovative project, SAFFiR, a firefighting robot to assist the Navy firefighters.

Feb 11, 2016 · The Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR) is constructed from aluminum; stands five feet, 10 inches tall; weighs 170 pounds; and can send a one-inch blast of water at flames without stopping, faltering, or falling.

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, along with researchers from Virginia Tech and University of Pennsylvania, have been developing a humanoid, firefighting robot called the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR).