Category: Technology
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Meet PixieDrone, the State-Of-The-Art Aquatic Robot Keeping Tahoe Blue | ABC10
Meet PixieDrone, the latest innovation being deployed by the League to Save Lake Tahoe in cooperation with ECO-CLEAN Solutions. The PixieDrone is the aquatic cousin of Bebot, a beach-cleaning robot prowling the beaches of Lake Tahoe picking up trash and other debris. It’s the first of its kind to be used on the West Coast.…
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Shark-Monitoring Drones Will Patrol Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound | CBS New York
More shark-monitoring drones will be launched to help patrol the waters off Long Island.
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Open Water Swimming Skills You Can Practice in the Pool | Global Triathlon Network
Getting yourself out and into open water can be a real hassle. The weather isn’t always right, it’s cold and open water isn’t always so nearby! But many triathlons include an open-water swim so Mark is here to show you how you can practice your open-water skills in your nearest pool!
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New Remote-Controlled Water Rescue Device Being Used Along Fort Morgan Beaches | WKRG
There are no lifeguards on Fort Morgan beaches. It is up to the volunteer fire department to answer the call of swimmers in distress. They now have a new tool that is already saving lives. An orange raft may look like the latest water toy but it is actually the latest lifesaving device now being…
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Waterproof Drone Can Fly and Swim Using the Same Four Propellers | New Scientist
A quadcopter that can fly like an aerial drone, but also splash down into water and operate like a submersible, could be used for search and rescue missions or engineering inspections. Ben Chen at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues created a prototype device called Mirs-X, which weighs 1.63 kilograms and is 38 centimetres…
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The U-Safe Self-Propelled Buoy Saves Drowning Swimmers So You Don’t Have To
The most dangerous aspect of a water rescue for first responders isn’t the treacherous environmental conditions, it’s the terrified and panicked victim capable of pulling their rescuer under the waves along with them. Rather than risk national treasures like David Hasselhoff, the U-Safe self-propelled buoy from Portugal’s Noras Performance will brave the waves in their stead. Read…
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‘Butterfly Bot’ Is Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet | North Carolina State University
Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots. The robots are called “butterfly bots,” because their swimming motion resembles the way a person’s arms move when they are swimming the…
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Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts
While lifeguards serve a vital purpose, it can sometimes be difficult for them to keep an eye on all the swimmers, all the time. An experimental new device has been designed to help, by sending an alert if its wearer is drowning. Currently in rather chunky prototype form, the wrist-worn gadget is being developed by…
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Emergency Response Beacons for Beach Swimmers | 7NEWS
You might know about EPIRBs for boaters and hikers, now there are emergency response beacons, or ERBs, for beachgoers. The instant communication devices are being installed at drowning hotspots along the coast and, they’re already saving lives.