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Drone flying towards drowning person is one issue, but how accurately can it drop that "inflattable rescue device" ? It would be a real bummer if the drone made
by mamon 9y ago
Drone flying towards drowning person is one issue, but how accurately can it drop that "inflattable rescue device" ? It would be a real bummer if the drone made its way to a victim only to miss it by 50 yards.
- bamboozled 9y agoYes, this is actually what I was getting at. I guess software could be written to calculate the best spot to drop the raft, but still the winds are fickle. If the raft wasn’t dropped precisely it might be pointless as most people in a panic would struggle to get to it.
- falcolas 9y agoWell, thankfully an uninflated raft will have a rather low surface area, meaning you can drop it with reasonable accuracy even in strong winds. I'd also hope the teams deploying these rafts are practicing in real conditions, and have backup teams on ski-dos ready to roll.