Is it a female robot? Does it wear a Burkini?
That is actually very cool.
And, as a plus, no deranged fathers fighting off lifeguards who would dishonor his drowning daughters by actually touching them in a rescue.
Assuming the daughters are conscious enough to grab the rescue robot.
Maybe they should also develop a deranged-father subduing robot.
Is the article meant as a joke?
I expected to find a photo of a Robot Lifeguard, instead I see this very human Lifeguard running across the beach while carrying a little ‘boat’. If the ‘little boat’ is the Robot, they should show it in action. I’d be interested to see it.
Once the robot boat gets to you, all you have to do for it to bring you to shore is enter your credit card info.
Mitch Buchannon is not pleased.
The robot, which can reach a speed of 35 Kph, or approximately 12 times the speed of a human lifeguard, works by using remote control technology.One possible implementation would be to carry a line on a drone. Fly out to the distressed person, drop the line, and pull your (cooperating) target ashore. Concept relies on spotting the incident early, and responding so quickly that the problem doesn’t blossom into a crisis. Unless of course you can carry a lightweight, high buoyancy device in addition to your line . . .