This is no toy motor boat, this is literally a lifesaver. Meet EMILY, EMILY is a robotic lifeguard that can race across the ocean to help a swimmer in distress. The LA County lifeguards are now testing the device to see how EMILY can help them during the busy summer beach season.
Every summer more than 100 people die in rip currents in lakes and oceans, but tonight we want to show you a new invention that is so much faster than a lifesaver...
Machines have been replacing people for years - but could a robot really replace a lifeguard? Spencer Kelly went to Zuma beach in Malibu, California to meet Emily - a robot lifeguard.
A remote controlled robot lifeguard is diving into the waters at Zuma Beach in Malibu, where LA County Lifeguards are the first in the country to practice rescue missions with the $10,000 tool meant to help swimmers caught in a riptide.
Swimmers at Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island may see a robot in the water this summer. The town of Westerly is introducing a new robotic lifeguard called E.M.I.L.Y (which stands for EMergency Integrated Lifesaving IanYard).
Her nose isn't coated in bright white sunblock, but she might just save your life. EMILY, or the Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard, is a robotic buoy that can swim through riptides at a speed of up to 24 m.p.h..
BIG crowds, strong surf and powerful rip currents are only a few of the obstacles that lifeguards must overcome to keep swimmers safe.hour.
Weighing in at 25 pounds, EMILY isn't the biggest lifeguard on the beach. But she's the fastest, and she'll work overtime without complaining. EMILY, which loosely stands for EMergency Integrated Lifesaving lanYard, is an unmanned sea vehicle - sort of a remote-controlled boat on steroids - under development by Sahuarita-based Hydronalix Inc.
It’s being called the hottest lifeguard on the beach — and it might just save your life.
The new robotic water-rescue device nicknamed Emily is getting its figurative feet wet in Malibu this week and could soon make its way to San Diego, where lifeguards hope to test a prototype.
You're caught by the ocean's riptide, exhausted and barely keeping your head above water. Then your unlikely hero appears: a four-foot-long talking buoy. It's EMILY, the robot lifeguard. Grab on, and it can bring you safely back to shore.
