Enhance

The Hydronalix E.M.I.L.Y. will enhance the profession of lifesaving because it will make rescues more efficient. With the ability to travel up to 40 kilometers per hour, E.M.I.L.Y. is ten times quicker than the fastest lifeguard making it possible to reach swimmers in distress earlier, creating a greater chance of saving their lives.  With this extra efficiency it will be possible to save more lives when a large group of people are in distress. With its ability to tow someone at its top speed of 40 kilometers an hour, E.M.I.L.Y. can retrieve swimmers and bring them back to the beach quicker. This enables the victims to receive medical attention, such as CPR, faster that if a lifeguard had to manually paddle back to shore.

E.M.I.L.Y. is fitted with a camera, screen and microphone, to enable the lifeguard on the beach to communicate with, and give instructions to, the victims. This will stop the swimmer panicking and they will be able to understand that E.M.I.L.Y. is there to rescue them. The ability to stop the swimmer panicking is one very important component of E.M.I.L.Y. because when swimmers panic, they thrash around and scream, which pushes them deeper where they will swallow more water.

Currently, E.M.I.L.Y. is set on patrol in deeper waters so it is able to reach swimmers in distress faster. With the ability to patrol at 8 kilometers an hour for over eight and a half hours, E.M.I.L.Y. is able replace lifeguards patrolling on Jet-skis and enable them to focus on the water from the beach.