U.S. graduate David Aguilar designed throwable camera called the Bounce Imaging Explorer . The light absorbent baseball - sized tool can be thrown into hostile territory to assess risk . `` The initial thought was , how could we create something that was easy to use , that could allow a first responder , or even a volunteer , to easily look inside a space to determine whether it was safe to enter it , to see if there was a victim inside , '' Aguilar says . It is a low - cost piece of equipment that could assist first responders in developing countries .
U.S. graduate David Aguilar designed throwable camera called the Bounce Imaging Explorer . The light absorbent baseball - sized tool can be thrown into hostile territory to assess risk . It is a low - cost piece of equipment that could assist first responders in developing countries .