The Mumbai Fire Brigade is thinking of buying two more fire-fighting robots for the city. The first robot was acquired by it in 2018 at a cost of Rs 92 lakh.

The robot can be remotely guided by firefighters to the source of the fire to douse it. It also sends images through a thermal camera which can help understand the situation without entering the site. "We have a robot which we use across the city, but it takes time to transfer it from one corner to another in the heavy traffic. So the MFB is thinking of buying two more robots which can be stationed in the Western and Eastern suburbs," said Rajendra Chaudhari, deputy fire officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade. The cost of each robot will be Rs 1 crore+.