The Technopolis Moscow special economic zone has upgraded a fire‑fighting robot to enable it to operate in extreme conditions

In the special economic zone (SEZ) “Technopolis Moscow,” a new version of the “Rusak” robotic firefighting complex has been developed. The company is preparing certain technical solutions of the device for patenting. This was announced by Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry.

“On the instructions of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the city is actively supporting the development of robotics, introducing new technologies and providing support to enterprises operating in this field. Over the course of its operations, the company operating in the capital’s special economic zone has created more than 20 robotic complexes of various classes and purposes.” One of the innovations is a firefighting robot. It is designed to be used as part of firefighting units at chemical, gas, metallurgical, and other industrial facilities. The device operates remotely under the operator’s control and replaces humans in hazardous conditions,” said Maxim Liksutov.

The development of the firefighting robot is carried out by the company “SKTB PR”. The new version is twice as powerful as the previous one, which was created in 2025. With its own weight of 250 kilograms, the complex is not inferior to 10-ton domestic analogues in terms of extinguishing agent supply capacity. The device has been repeatedly tested at various fire safety events.

The robot consists of an all-terrain wheeled platform, on which an automated fire carriage barrel is installed with the ability to supply extinguishing agent up to 40 liters per second. This allows you to eliminate large and large fires in the remote control mode. The design features of the suspension and all‑wheel drive ensure high cross‑country capability on various types of terrain, as well as in extreme climatic conditions..

Today, the company’s robotic complexes are operating at various facilities. For example, they are used to repair spent nuclear fuel storage pools at a new type of nuclear power plant. Some devices have no analogues in the world — for example, an amphibious robot that is capable of operating at depths of up to four metres, as well as on land, carrying out emergency rescue operations.

The special economic zone “Technopolis Moscow” is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026. Over the past two decades, the project has transformed from a launchpad for innovative projects into a key hub for domestic industry and a magnet for companies that define Russia’s technological sovereignty. Today, production of more than 240 high‑tech enterprises representing strategic areas such as microelectronics, instrument engineering, biomedicine, IT, and robotics is located across 10 sites of the “Technopolis Moscow” SEZ, with a total area of 430 hectares.

Moscow is actively developing industrial infrastructure for high‑tech enterprises. Thanks to urban solutions, companies are increasing their output and launching innovative production facilities. This contributes to the implementation of the national project “Efficient and Competitive Economy”.