CTV Morning Live spotlights RE/ACTION project: Firefighting Robot
Posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
![The firefighting robot on CTV](https://www.algonquincollege.com/arie-2019/files/2019/09/firefighting-robot-april2019-1024x575.jpg)
An Algonquin College applied research team is busy putting out fires. Their firefighting robot was spotlighted on CTV Morning Live last week and was a hit project at RE/ACTION Showcase last Friday.
Watch the interview – https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1656789 – with Electro-Mechanical Engineering professor Wael Ismaeil, and students, Jamal Virani and Caelan Nicola.
The robot uses infrared flame sensors in order to detect fire in its surroundings. When a fire is detected, the robot fires a water cannon in an attempt to extinguish the flames.