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  Article

  Watch the Navy's fire-fighting robot Octavia put out a fire

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 17, 2012 09:27 am + 30 comments

  We first brought you news of the Navy-funded fire-fighting robots Lucas and Octavia earlier this Continue reading…

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  Navy robot training center simulates life in the desert and jungle

  By Andrew Webster on April 3, 2012 09:16 am + 4 comments

  The upcoming Naval firefighter SAFFIR will be tested on a decommissioned boat, but for other robot Continue reading…

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  Article

  US Navy's firefighting robot SAFFiR pictured for the first time

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 19, 2012 05:19 pm + 5 comments

  Navigating the confines of a damaged U.S. Navy ship to extinguish fires while at sea sounds like the Continue reading…

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  Navy's firefighting robot being tested in 2013, can now toss grenades

  By Andrew Webster on March 8, 2012 01:29 pm + 15 comments

  We first caught a glimpse of the Navy's robot firefighter during our look at Virgina Tech's Robotics Continue reading…

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  Walking as Jazz: Virginia Tech takes on the biggest challenge in robotics

  By Paul Miller on November 8, 2011 10:31 am + 74 comments

  Dennis Hong is incredibly, almost intimidatingly, energetic. When I met him at his Virginia Tech lab Continue reading…