Cute Little Firefighting Bots

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Sorry, this little guy is only a concept now, but the industrial-design studio at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal is very pleased with OLE ( off-road loeschenheit, auf Deutsch, or off-road extinguishing apparatus). Ole will be equipped with water tanks and powdered fire extinguishing agents, and presumably will be guided by GPS. The designer says a working Ole would be made from fire-resistant ceramic-fiber compounds that could withstand temperatures up to 1,850°F. Each one might cost between $125,000 and $200,000 and weigh 150 to 200 pounds. For all you pranksters who would want to steal one from the forest, don’t even think about it, the built in GPS beacon will allow the “man” to hunt you down.