It’s no secret that a high number of beach goers at Clifton 1st come en masse to oogle the lifeguards. Well shame, because the next time you’re drowning and pull the whole damsel in distress shtick, you are going to be thoroughly disappointed when a drone comes to save you instead of the hunk you were dreaming of.

Unmanned aerial systems are being developed quickfast, with various adaptations for disaster and emergency situations, such as delivering defibrillators to heart attack victims, and helping police search for missing persons.

Now an Iranian incubator called RTS Labs has developed and tested a prototype of a battery-powered drone, called Pars, that could rush to a drowning victim and drop down a life preserver from the air. This humble little thing has many advantages over a human. It would have no problem with choppy waters, and if a heat camera is added, it could recognize people at night. It could also carry up to three regular life preservers, so it could assist multiple people who are drowning. If landing gear is built, it might even be able to pull someone to rescue.

Whilst the drone takes only 22 seconds, a lifeguard takes a very slow 91 seconds to reach a person drowning.

Bad luck ladies, this tech is here to stay.

[ FastCoExist ]