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These exist and have been saving lives for at least 6 years: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/lifeguard-drone-rescue-australia-spd https://w
by akadruid1 2y ago
These exist and have been saving lives for at least 6 years:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/lifeguard-drone-rescue-australia-spd https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/lifegua...
- brewdad 2y agoCosts 20x as much as this robot. It does have the advantage of being used successfully once.
- aftbit 2y agoThe drone used in that situation is the "Little Ripper Lifesaver" which supposedly sells for around $50k[1]. From TFA, the cost for the boat was around $12k. That means this is about 4x more expensive, not 20x. That doesn't include the droppable inflatable boat but that is probably not going to break the bank either. 1: https://www.insidehook.com/culture/little-ripper-rescue-drone-australia-lifeguard-saves-lives https://www.insidehook.com/culture/little-ripper-rescue-dron...