Korean Firefighting Robots to Hit American Streets?

One shoots water out of a canon, has treads like a tank and can withstand 1400-degree temperatures. The other is compact, highly maneuverable and can send images from places too dangerous for humans to go.

Futuristic weapons? Nope. These are firefighting robots developed through a partnership between two Korean companies and a company based in the U.S. state of Indiana. The companies have worked together for more than two years and showed off two robots in a demonstration for city and business officials.

The robots are already being used in Korea help firefighters do their jobs more effectively and less dangerously. Both companies expressed interest in selling and possibly building robots like these in the United States.

You can see a video of the robots in action, courtesy of local TV station WLFI: http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/korean-companies-show-off-firefighting-robots

Here’s video of a Korean-developed robot of a different kind; this one teaches English to students in Korean elementary schools:

And, of course, let’s not leave out Korea’s most famous robot, Hubo, developed by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).