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‘Roomba for the forest’ could be SoCal’s next wildfire weapon
- BurnBot, a new machine designed for vegetation management, can operate safely and effectively to reduce flammable brush near homes and highways even in extreme conditions.
- The BurnBot was developed by Anukool Lakhina and Waleed Haddad after the 2020 Northern California fires to mitigate wildfire risks.
- California's wildfire crisis is exacerbated by increased housing development in fire-prone areas, according to research published by experts from the University of California, Los Angeles, and NOAA.
- Research indicates that higher temperatures, driven by climate change, are vastly increasing drought severity, as found in a recent study from UCLA and NOAA.
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