Fighting fire with robots may take jobs away from humans, but it can also save lives. [Mell Bell Electronics] has built a (supervised) kid-friendly version of a firefighting robot that extinguishes… ...

It’s a radio controlled robot with an Arduino Uno for the brains. A couple of motor driver boards are used to run four windscreen wiper motors for propulsion.

Beginners and experts can appreciate the flexibility that this mini robot gives. The team also wrote a book explaining the basics of electronics behind the sumo robotics, which is free on their ...