Emily remote control robotic lifeguard

Most of us would have thought of lifeguards to be humans who are looking buffed, being more than ready to jump into the water at a moment’s notice whenever someone is in trouble. Well, the Emily remote control robotic lifeguard is pretty self-explanatory – being short for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard, Emily measures four feet long, and comes in the form of a buoy which relies on a jet ski-like propulsion system to head out to the open seas at speeds of up to 24 miles per hour. This allows stranded swimmers to hold on to her while it brings victims back to the shore safely. A $3,500 commercial version is in the works at the moment, where it will ship with sonar and acoustic sensors sometime next spring. The next time someone tells you that they would want to date a lifeguard simply because of bronzed shoulders like Adonis, you can snicker to yourself since they might end up with Emily instead.

Edwin Kee
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