CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Delhi Government has undertaken a unique initiative of using robots for extinguishing fires in the city.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which state/UT has inducted two robots into its fire-fighting fleet? Notes: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government of Delhi inducted two robots into Delhi’s firefighting fleet, as a first-of-its kind initiative.

Detailed explanation-3: -Firefighting Technology Fixed firefighting robotic systems, like automatic fire sprinklers and alarms, are used in heavily populated and hazardous areas for rapidly extinguishing any threat. These are usually simpler systems relying mostly on UV or IR sensors and, as the name suggests, are fixed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Automatic Fire Extinguisher Robot is a Hardware based model used to automatically extinguish the fire during fire accidents. A Robot has been developed which features to move in the direction with respect to the fire intensity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fire-fighting robots are used in indoor environments to detect fires and extinguish them. Sensors such as flame sensors are currently used to detect fire in fire-fighting robots. The disadvantage of using sensors is that fire beyond a threshold distance cannot be detected.