Navy has been looking into making use of robots to help manage fires on board ships, the headache of sailors that are stuck on a vessel in the center of the ocean. SAFFi, R firefighting robotic. US Navy. Their SAFFi, R group is functioning on a humanoid robotic that walks like a person as well as lugs a fire tube.

One function they are working with is to show the device to comply with orders by translating and acting on gestures. Educating a robotic to comply with gesture commands, part of the SAFFi, R firefighting robot research study by the US Navy.

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