Fire Departments Use Remote-Controlled Lifeguards

EMILY, a remote-controlled lifeguard, is a small watercraft fitted with a flotation device that can go up to 22 mph and can get to people more quickly, and in some cases more safely, than any human.
Aug. 17, 2012

EMILY, a remote-controlled lifeguard, is a small watercraft fitted with a flotation device that can go up to 22 mph and can get to people more quickly, and in some cases more safely, than any human.

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