A video showing how a robot developed by an institute in Germany can help save drowning in people in lakes and swimming poolsDrowning is the third main reason for accidental injury-related death globally, accounting for 7% of all injury-related fatalities, according to the World Health Organisation. An autonomous underwater robot, developed by a team of researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB), is now ready for the task of rescuing drowning persons.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2021 11:12 UTC