BattleBots: Managing the Risks of Robot Combat

NFPA Journal Podcast by NFPA

Aug 11, 202636:05Government & Organizations

We all know that lithium-ion batteries can overheat, ignite, and sometimes even cause explosions when damaged—now imagine those batteries in robots built to smash each other apart. That's the reality for the safety team...

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