…Or at least that’s the concept. Designer Jordan Guelde sees this giant robot marching straight into a forest fire to saw down the surrounding trees, thereby preventing the fire from spreading. Will anyone be willing to take this beyond concept stage? Who knows. All that’s certain is that it would look AWESOME. (Or terrifying, depending on your comfortability with giant, saw-wielding robots.)

Lookee here for more amazing graphic renderings of Clear Cut. 

(And a hat tip to Discover Magazine blogs, Treehugger, and Tuvie for the info.)