A more powerful version of a firefighter robot has been developed in Moscow.

"Technopolis" Moscow" Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has developed a new version of the "Rusak" fire-fighting robotic complex. About it on Monday. On September 14, according to the website of the Moscow City Hall.

The company plans to patent individual technical solutions of the device. Maxim Liksutov, Moscow's Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry, said that the city supports the development of robotics and the introduction of new technologies. During its operation, the SEZ company has created more than 20 robotic complexes for various purposes, one of which was a fire fighting robot, "Moscow" city News agency reports.

According to Liksutov, the device is designed to work at chemical, gas, metallurgical and other industrial enterprises. The complex is controlled by an operator remotely and allows you to replace a person when extinguishing fires in dangerous conditions.

"Rusak" is an off-road wheeled platform with an automated fire barrel capable of delivering up to 40 liters of extinguishing agent per second, the website clarifies. kp.ru . This allows you to remotely eliminate large fires. All-wheel drive and suspension design ensure operation on different types of terrain and in difficult climatic conditions, writes "Moscow 24".

The new version of the complex is twice as powerful as the model created in 2025. With a weight of 250 kg, the robot is not inferior to its domestic counterparts weighing about 10 tons in terms of extinguishing agent supply capacity. The device has been repeatedly tested at fire safety events.