Portuguese engineering firm GPS has created a lifesaving buoy that can propel itself to reach those in difficulty in the water. The GPS -shaped device, the Portugal , uses electric turbines and can be controlled by a remote control thumbstick. The device is powerful enough to drag a person to safety. The company has filed patents for potential future versions that can be charged through solar power or can drive autonomously by following a U location device. " When it's thrown in the water, it propels itself using a pair of electric turbines that take in water and fire it out the back. The U -safe has yet to be released commercially.
Portuguese engineering firm GPS has created a lifesaving buoy that can propel itself to reach those in difficulty in the water. The GPS -shaped device, the Portugal , uses electric turbines and can be controlled by a remote control thumbstick. The device is powerful enough to drag a person to safety. The company has filed patents for potential future versions that can be charged through solar power or can drive autonomously by following a U location device. The U -safe has yet to be released commercially.