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The "lifeguard drone dropping a raft for a distressed swimmer" approach is already deployed in Australia, though I'm not sure how widely: https://www.nationalg
by justinclift 3y ago
The "lifeguard drone dropping a raft for a distressed swimmer" approach is already deployed in Australia, though I'm not sure how widely:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/lifeguard-drone-rescue-australia-spd https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/lifegua...
- animal531 3y agoThe other one I've seen in use is a rescue buoy/floater that's also a remote controlled boat. They have quite a bit of power and can get past the waves and to a person extremely quickly.
- justinclift 3y agoThat sounds like a good idea to me too. The drone itself could even potentially bring the person back to shore. :)