SAN FRANCISCO -- The RX2, BurnBot's second generation-controlled burn machine, came into action as it burned a path through grass in Martinez, Calif. near San Francisco on Tuesday. "It's a machine to ...
BurnBot raised $20 million for technology and services to prevent wildfires. The startup was founded in 2022 and makes remote controlled vehicles that can munch up and burn away invasive plants and ...
BurnBot, a company focused on developing wildfire-preventing technology, has recently secured $20 million in funding to further enhance its mechanized vegetation management and fuel treatment ...
US-based Mercury Insurance has made an investment in BurnBot to back wildfire mitigation and support insurance affordability and availability in wildfire-prone areas, particularly in California. The ...
(NewsNation) — As peak wildfire season arrives in California, officials have sought to use new technology to better fight the flames. Enter the “BurnBot.” Nicknamed the “Roomba of the forest,” it’s a ...
This wildfire season, Stanford University is testing out new technology to stop monster wildfires with their own live fire lab. Researchers are working with the South San Francisco start-up tech ...
LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) today announced a strategic investment in BurnBot, a wildfire mitigation technology company. The investment reflects the Company ...
Last year's record heat wave worsened drought and dry conditions across the globe, a particularly calamitous situation for California, which has seen 13 of the state's 20 most destructive wildfires in ...