Flying robot to play lifeguard

A GPS-enabled aerial robot helps save drowning people.

It flies out over large water bodies to drop life preservers near people who are drowning.

A working prototype of the robot, called Pars, was developed by RTS Lab, an Iran-based company, which also tested the machine’s capabilities in open water, according to a report in Asian Age.

The Pars development team have visited the Caspian Sea to conduct several tests on its prototype.

The location was chosen partly because it’s been the site of several tragic drownings in the past few years.

The team tested the Pars’ stability during flight, the accuracy of the life preserver release mechanism, and the bot’s performance in both day and nighttime conditions, the paper quoted a Gizmag report.
 

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