Category: Technology
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TU Delft student develops fast-flying defibrillator-equipped “Ambulance Drone”
Developed by Belgian engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour). “Around 800,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest in the European Union every year and only 8.0 percent survive,” Momont, 23, said at the TU Delft University. “The main reason for this is…
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QuadH2o Designs New Drone for Capturing Aerial and Underwater Video
The creators of the QuadH2o quadcopter have developed a new drone designed to shoot video in the air as well as underwater. This quadcopter, called HexH2o, is designed with an epoxy fiber/carbon fiber body that is waterproof and can float, and is the Thailand-based company’s original creation, according to Gizmag. As a result, users can fly…
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Swim Smooth Coaching System Demonstration
Swim Smooth’s Coaching System – available now for your smart phone, tablet or computer! Watch this video on YouTube
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The Navy’s New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark
The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology. After all, if you’re going to design a robot, where better to draw inspiration than from billions of years of evolution? The latest result of these efforts is the GhostSwimmer: The Navy’s underwater…
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Swim Tracking App – Computerphile
Indoor navigation is tricky enough but try doing it in a swimming pool! Joe tells us how he’s developed technology that could give you instant feedback on your swimming. Watch this video on YouTube
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This Is What Happens When Scientists Go Surfing
Scientists and Surfers travel to Mexico to test technology in hope of improving athlete performance. The goal of the Red Bull Surf Science project is not to revolutionize the way we approach surfing, or even try to elevate it to next level, instead the objective is to further the technology that is being developed, and…
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Lifeguard drones can reach swimmers a minute faster than human lifeguards
Could lifeguard drones become a safety standard in the future? This innovative technology started generating buzz in 2013 when creator Amin Rigi of RTS Labs in Iran gave a public demonstration of the product. It is now being developed at RTS London and the company says it is ready to start mass producing the drones.…
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Xmetrics – World’s First Activity Tracker For Swimmers
Swimmers’ dream is to have an easy to use device to keep tracks of their performance, such as laps, time count, frequency monitoring etc. With Xmetrics this dream comes to reality: fixed at your goggles, just on the back of your head, it provides a customizable real time audio feedback directly while swimming. See Indiegogo…
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Dan Bullock: Freestyle technique in open water
Swim for Tri coach, Dan Bullock, gives his top tips on freestyle swimming technique in the pool and in open water. Watch this video on YouTube