Students of Irkutsk University developed a unique drone that allows extinguishing fires using artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the Russian National Technological Initiative program reported Saturday.
The students successfully tested an AI-equipped hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle to douse fires, Sputnik news agency reported.
The drone flies along a predetermined route and, thanks to AI, can distinguish between a campfire made by tourists or sun-heated metals or even a fire focus. After collecting information, the device will send data to a remote monitoring center.
Wouldn’t it be more efficient to use water to extinguish fires? I don’t know if AI is a good flame retardant but it seems like an expensive thing to use.