The "flying dragon" might make a bit of watery mess as it does its job, and not all the water it squirts will go exactly where it's needed, but on the other hand it's a clever and fun way to aerially ...

Researchers have developed the Dragon Firefighter, a flying firehose that can aid human firefighters to put out the most dangerous fires. Because the design is Open Science, researchers around the ...

Scientists have developed a flying dragon that, contrary to the mythological stereotype, will actually be able to fight fire—by shooting water out of its mouth. The beast, invented by Japanese ...

Humanity has come a long way over the last few hundred years, but we are still terrifyingly vulnerable and susceptible to fires. Firefighters have employed tank-like robots that carry hoses into ...

A robot can design, build and test objects made from folded paper, such as planes or grippers, better than a human if given the same number of attempts. Robotic laboratories can test and design ...

Imagine a flying dragon that doesn’t spout fire, but instead extinguishes it with blasts of water. Thanks to a team of Japanese researchers, this new kind of beast may soon be recruited to firefighter ...