Start Wars its 3PO is walking the earth…what is next?
U.S. Navy builds a robot to fight fires on board warships… and it’s modelled on C-3PO from Star Wars
A robot with the ability to fight fires on board warships has been developed by military scientists based on the popular Star Wars character C-3PO.
It might sound like something out of another galaxy, but the life-saving robot will be tested next year on U.S navy boats.
Ash, the Autonomous Shipboard Humanoid, will have the capacity to operate in smoke-filled areas, climb ladders, pass though narrow corridors and even react to human gestures in order to put out lethal blazes.
It has been created by scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C, who took inspiration from the popular 35-year-old film character C-3PO when drawing up early prototypes.
Sensors and an infrared camera on its ‘face’ will be able to interpret human gestures, even through thick smoke, allowing the robot to take directions from people.
