Robots on Lake Michigan beaches to prevent drownings
Robots named E.M.I.L.Y. are deployed on Lake Michigan beaches to prevent drownings. These $12,800 battery-powered boats aided rescuers in rough waters, funded partly by families affected by drownings.
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Robots named E.M.I.L.Y. have been introduced on Lake Michigan beaches to prevent drownings. These battery-powered and remote-controlled boats were demonstrated at Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. In a recent training event, the robot successfully assisted a rescuer in rough waters, showcasing its potential to aid in water rescues. The $12,800 E.M.I.L.Y. (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard) aims to prevent tragic drowning incidents along Lake Michigan, where numerous drownings occur annually. The initiative was partly funded by donations from families who lost loved ones to drowning incidents. The robots are operated by lifeguards and can reach struggling swimmers faster than human intervention, providing crucial support in emergencies. The introduction of these lifesaving robots reflects ongoing efforts to enhance beach safety and reduce drowning incidents in the region. Increased education, improved safety measures, and investments in lifeguard programs are seen as essential steps to address the persistent issue of drownings in the Great Lakes.
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11 commentsNothing is going to get better until we start trying to get out of the hole and improve the average person's ability to swim and make decisions in open water. I used to be a lifeguard and swim instructor and it has mostly felt like things have gotten worse and worse over the last 20 years. Fewer and fewer places to swim, more and more places just made everything a wading pool or a splash park to reduce liability, and after a generation of this there is an undersupply of people who can teach others to swim. Now some municipalities in my area are trying to ban swimming in open water. They closed all the pools to save money, it gets hotter and hotter and more people who can't swim go in the oceans/rivers/ponds/lakes to try and cool off. A lot of the people who never learned to swim make extremely poor decisions when they go into open water or use a small boat. The answer is not to fine them for going in the water.
It's pretty frustrating to think about all this after watching the Olympic trials this past weekend.
I totally understand that not everyone wants to wear a life jacket all the time, me included.
Anyways.. as an aside.. if it's just about getting flotation devices out to them faster, why not a "life jacket cannon" mounted to the beach? If you really want to make it something to write home about get the guy who was dropping hats on heads the other day to make a robot that drops life jackets on the heads of people flailing about in the water.
I wonder if it a drone could complement the technology by quickly dropping a flotation device while this robot or a recuer arrive to escort them.
An AI lifeguard seems like a tractable problem, making it possible for human guards to cover a lot more area.
if that doesn't pan out then pivot and sell the tech to the military replacing life jacket with a grenade of some sort.
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