China’s latest AI-powered “flying lifebuoy” is a specialised rescue drone that can fly back to its base without a pilot, navigate on its own to people who are drowning and offer instant flotation assistance. The AI-powered flying rescue robot, created by the Hangzhou scenic area police in Zhejiang Province, made its premiere during a public water rescue exercise.
As the city investigates various high-tech solutions to enhance emergency response in water accidents, the “flying lifebuoy” recently made its debut at a water rescue drill conducted by police in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province. A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry praised the gadget.
An orange lifebuoy took off from the coast during the drill, flew toward a person who had fallen into the sea, and landed on the ocean’s surface, according to a report shared on Hangzhou’s official WeChat account. The contraption stayed stable and kept floating even after the user climbed on top of it, according to Global Times.
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Rescuers arrived and rescued the person a few minutes later. After that, the lifebuoy lifted off once more and went back to its starting point.
The gadget, formally known as an AI intelligent flying rescue robot, is intended to offer quick aid in open waters where rescue boats might take some time to reach their destination. It can fly to those in need, offer buoyancy assistance, and automatically return after its mission is finished because of its autonomous navigation system.
The exercise tested several intelligent rescue devices and included a variety of water rescue scenarios. Inflatable lifebuoys, which swiftly expand when they reach the water to offer temporary buoyancy, were dropped by drones over distressed individuals.
Another method used a drone and an autonomous boat to conduct rescue missions in hazardous waters. While the boat navigates on its own to aid with the rescue, the drone searches for and locates individuals in need. According to the study, the drone may also provide lighting for searches conducted at night.
In a social media post on August 14, Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, emphasised that the AI-powered gadget is “technology that could help save lives.”
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