Hong Kong startup develops wildfire detection robot

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A Hong Kong startup has taken a big step towards helping tackle forest fires on the Mainland by developing a robot that could detect fires in time before it’s too late.CCTV’s Cathy Yang filed this report from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong startup develops wildfire detection robot

A Hong Kong startup has taken a big step towards helping tackle forest fires on the Mainland by developing a robot that could detect fires in time before it's too late. CCTV's Cathy Yang filed this report from Hong Kong.

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  • 17 robots have since been sold to 10 cities on the Mainland since 2013.

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    For more on the technological disaster. CCTV America's Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Evert Bopp. He is the Founder and CEO of Disaster Tech Lab which is a company that helps local organizations around the world when disaster strikes.