A new Swiss drone that can withstand temperatures of up to 200°C will fly into burning buildings and send firefighters live images directly from the danger zones. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The "Firedrone" thus reduces the risk for emergency services, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) said on Monday. "Today, firefighters have to enter burning buildings themselves in order to localise hazardous materials or missing people," explained developer Fabian Wiesemüller in the press release. The drone is therefore intended for use in large and complex buildings such as industrial halls, multi-storey car parks or tunnels, where searching is particularly dangerous for people. Another area of application is inspections in industrial plants such as cement or steelworks, which could be carried out at high temperatures without long and costly cooling phases. + The perils of training to fight fire While conventional drones ...
