In Goan beaches, the AI-based self-driving robot Aurus and the AI monitoring system Triton are being deployed to improve lifesaving skills. Following an increase in beach-related occurrences due to a rise in local and international tourists on the coastline, AI-based support has been implemented. The state-appointed lifeguard agency Drishti Marine introduced the model.
According to the sources, the agency’s life savers were needed in more than 1000 rescue situations over the course of the past two years throughout the coastal belt.
A self-driving robot named Aurus. It supports lifeguards by keeping watch over large no-swimming zones and warning visitors when the tide is high. The new component will help with beach crowd control and increased surveillance.
The main goal of the Triton system is to provide fully AI-based monitoring of no-swim zones, warning visitors of the hazard and alerting the closest lifeguard. Currently, Triton is deployed at Baina, Velaso, Benaulim, Galgibag in South Goa, and Morjim in North Goa, while Aurus is stationed at Miramar Beach in North Goa. Also, this year they want to place 10 Aurus and 100 Triton units on the state’s beaches.
A recent study found that Goa records 200 fatalities annually. Popular beaches like Baga, Calangute, Arambol, Sinquerim, and Morjim in the north, in particular, are considered to have the majority of the facilities. There haven’t been any successful strategies to reduce this number up to now.
Beach cleaning robots have been utilized, but lifesaving robots have been in development. According to WHO figures, drowning accounts for 7% of all injury-related deaths globally and is the third leading cause of unintentional injury mortality. 236,000 people have died as a result of this worldwide.
Robots have already been employed to lessen drowning incidents. The Hindu had stated that Vishakapattnam has demonstrated a robotic Lifebuoy, which aids in drowning person rescue, last year.
