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jmowreader

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5. How about using water instead of air, and sticking a sprinkler head at the end of it?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 12:31 AM

Jul 2017

Say you've got a building too dangerous to send firefighters into like...oh, WTC 7. You bring Plant-Bot up to the door, and have a firefighter with a remote control box steer it into the fire.

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Bioinspired tube robot can sneak round corners and turn on taps [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2017 OP

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Tube-nado! Beartracks Jul 2017 #4

The Terminator wasn't meant to be a documentary MrScorpio Jul 2017 #3

How about using water instead of air, and sticking a sprinkler head at the end of it? jmowreader Jul 2017 #5