Public Safety & Defense

Firefighting robots

Remote-controlled firefighting robots and drones for industrial fires and hazardous scenes.

People ask for this as: “firefighting robot”, “Thermite robot”, “fire drone”

How it works

Robots used

  • Firefighting UGV

Ways to buy it

  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
  • Rental — the machine for days or weeks.

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Grants (e.g., DHS, FEMA) often fund public-safety robots.
  • Ask for training and certification packages.

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What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

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What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Fire types (structure, industrial, tunnel) and water supply
  2. Remote operation range needed
  3. Agency or organization
  4. Use case
  5. Response time needs
  6. Environment (urban, wilderness, hazmat)
  7. Training needs
  8. Budget/grant source

Rules and regulation

Public safety drone programs need COA/Part 107 (US) or equivalent; demining follows IMAS standards; hazmat robots may need ATEX certification.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

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Fotokite

🇨🇭 CH Serves global

Swiss tethered drone system for firefighters.

  • Purchase
  • RaaS
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Howe & Howe (Textron)

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US maker of Thermite firefighting robots.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

Shark Robotics

🇫🇷 FR Serves global

French maker of Colossus firefighting robots.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

DOK-ING

🇭🇷 HR Serves global

Croatian maker of remote demining machines.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

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