Meeting with the firefighter robot who helped save Notre Dame

Colossus, the firefighter robot, depicted with another smoker outside the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Say hello to Colossus: the French firefighting robot that helped save Our Lady.

When the 850-year-old cathedral burned on Monday, Paris firefighters deployed a waterproof, fire-resistant android to extinguish the flames.

A dramatic sequence shows a remote controlled robot 2.5 meters high spraying water inside the smoky gothic jewel.

The machine over 1,000 pounds is equipped with a fire hose and a camera that firefighters can remotely control without having to risk burns, smoke inhalation or smoke. 39 to be struck by light beams.

Colossus "helped put out the fire and bring down the temperature inside the nave," said AFP Gabriel Plus, spokesman for the Paris Fire Department.

It was developed by the Shark Robotics Company and joined the Paris Fire Department two years ago, according to France Info.

"It's a robot designed to protect people from danger," said Cyril Kabbara, co-founder of Shark Robotics. "Do not replace [humans] but to serve as operational support for firefighters. "

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