What should be the drone, rescuing drowning people? A group of students from one school proposed an interesting solution, the key advantage is the availability. Instead of large, heavy wielowirnikowców in the role of rescuer perform small, amateur DJI Phantom!
Flying baywatch
More than a year ago, in the article “Rather than kill, save lives. Iranian drones as Baywatch “described the Iranian interesting project startup Ideas RTS. Persians have designed and built a prototype rescue drone, capable of carrying several lifebuoys.
Large, specialized oktokopter presented very well, but – though an interest in the subject of media from around the world, and recently refreshed service Motherboard – Iranian drone seems to far from widespread use .
idea and realization
A similar idea, but others – and in my opinion, more reasonable performance – presented recently a team of private school King Low Heywood Thomas in Connecticut, directed by Bill Piedra.
implemented by them Ryptide project also aims to to save lives on the water . This will be possible thanks to the drone is discharged, the wheels samonapełniającym emergency. On the surface, there’s nothing particularly revealing. So why write about Ryptide?
The simplicity and accessibility
Developers Ryptide – although engaged in flying equipment – not Squirming in the clouds . Instead somewhat unrealistic ideas (as described once by Adam drone with a defibrillator) in this case, we get something concrete.
The key advantage Ryptide is the fact that it is a lightweight accessory (weighs only 420 grams), which can be attached to a simple and cheap construction. During the tests, the prototype uses drone. DJI Phantom, but Ryptide can be connected to other wielowirnikowców. Although a slight drone can carry only one self-inflating and small lifebuoy , it is cheap, readily available and in addition well-known amateur wielowirnikowców masses. A lightweight wheel that eliminates the risk of sinking after accidentally hit in the head instead of helping, only worse.
The originators Ryptide intend to finance its production via Kickstarter and I suppose if you do not overdo it with the required amount This assemble it without problem . Kamani is expected to start early next year, and the price of a single set of attachment to the drone was initially set at $ 99.
Midfielder rescuers
While suggestions that the drone with one wheel sends water rescuers to retire are decidedly premature, it seems Ryptide excellent tool to support rescuers in their work. Where a human life can decide seconds , the ability to quickly provide a lifeline seems simply priceless.
That’s why I think Ryptide project so interesting. It is not true technological breakthrough, but its creators came up with the idea, as in quite a simple way to change the already existing gadgets available in the equipment that can save lives . I keep my fingers crossed for this project. May such – or similar – machines appeared on the beaches, in the next season!
The article used the information from the website Tech Crunch, Tech AU Antyweb and Softpedia.
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