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The proposed invention is an indoor firefighting robot which has the capability to climb stairs and negotiate several types of floor materials inside buildings. it can withstand very high temperature up to 700 Celsius for as long as 60 minutes using multiple thermal insulation technique. It can comm

The proposed invention is an indoor firefighting robot which has the capability to climb stairs and negotiate several types of floor materials inside buildings. it can withstand very high temperature up to 700 Celsius for as long as 60 minutes using multiple thermal insulation technique. It can communicate with trapped and injured persons inside the fire scene and can send back video and audio information describing the fire environment inside the building to the controller. It has also an insulated container at the rear with oxygen masks to help victims to breathe safely in the smoke environment in the early stage of the firefighting process. Several of these compact firefighting robots can be launched and can work together inside the room or multiple rooms under fire with assistance of remote control unit. The fire robot can avoid obstacles while trying to rescue injured victims.

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1. A firefighting robot, comprising: a robot platform having a double thermal insulation structure with a cooling system between a first and a second thermal structure of the double thermal insulation structure, the first and the second thermal structures each being comprised of a material with a lo

1. A firefighting robot, comprising: a robot platform having a double thermal insulation structure with a cooling system between a first and a second thermal structure of the double thermal insulation structure, the first and the second thermal structures each being comprised of a material with a low thermal conductivity and a strong thermal shock resistance;a plurality of motors mounted to the robot platform;a plurality of gears driven by the plurality of motors;a plurality of tracks with an adaptable track shape driven by the plurality of gears;a plurality of track covers that cover the plurality of tracks and the plurality of gears;a driving camera mounted to a central front portion of the robot platform;a computing means programmed for the robot to analyze and fight fires;a remote control device adapted for controlling the computing means;a power source;a water tank;a water sprinkler unit connected to the water tank and adapted for spraying water on the robot platform to lower the temperature of the robot platform;an extinguishing system platform;an extinguishing system comprising: a plurality of extinguishing agent canisters attached to the extinguishing system platform;a fire extinguishing nozzle connected to the plurality of extinguishing agent canisters; anda nozzle open/close wire unit for operating the fire extinguishing nozzle; the robot further comprising a pan/tilt mount mechanism connected to the extinguishing system platform, the pan/tilt mount mechanism comprising: a pan/tilt pole connected to the extinguishing system platform;a linear actuator adapted for moving the pan/tilt pole up and down;a pan/tilt axis element connected to an end of the extinguishing system platform and adapted for allowing a tilting motion of the extinguishing system platform while the pan/tilt pole moves up and down; anda DC motor adapted for simultaneously rotating the pan/tilt pole and the extinguishing system platform. 2. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, further comprising: a shape shift motor adapted for changing a configuration of one or more of the tracks. 3. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein each of said tracks can move in opposite directions. 4. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said driving camera obtains frontal driving conditions of said firefighting robot. 5. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, further comprising: an oxygen mask container containing an oxygen mask, wherein the oxygen mask container is attached to said robot platform. 6. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery. 7. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said power source provides power to said plurality of motors, said driving camera, said cooling system, and said water sprinkler unit. 8. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said computing means is programmed to control said plurality of motors, said extinguishing nozzle, and said pan/tilt mount mechanism. 9. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device can display images from said driving camera and information from said computing means. 10. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said robot can secure an exit path for individuals trapped inside of a building. 11. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said robot can be used as a fire-sensing sensor network in a building for early detection and extinguishing of fires. 12. The firefighting robot according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of said robots can be used for fighting large fires in the building. 13. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said robots can be launched and can work together inside a room or multiple rooms of a burning building with assistance of a remote control unit. 14. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein said robot can be installed in a building. 15. The firefighting robot according to claim 14, wherein a set of said robots can serve as a fire-sensing sensor network in the building. 16. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein the pan/tilt mount mechanism has a vision optical fiber bundle located thereon. 17. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein the extinguishing system is protected by an extinguisher cover connected to the pan/tilt mount mechanism. 18. The firefighting robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot is of a compact size.