Marine life guards will be reinforced by drones which proactively find sharks using AI. The system is now capable of distinguishing sharks from other sea animals and humans, and enable to detect dangers in high accuracy. Saving lives will be a most promising application for aerial drones, and looking forward the expansion.
- When: from September 2017
- Where: beaches along New South Wales, Queensland in Australia (map)
- What:
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- Drone Hardware: commercial drone with camera by Little Ripper Group
- Shark-detection software: can analyze video in real time, developed by University of Technology Sydney’s School of Software
Source:
MIT Technology Review “AI Drones Will Help Stop Australian Shark Attacks” Aug 25, 2017, Jamie Condiffe
Reuters “Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches” Aug 25 2017, James Redmayne, Darren Schuettler
C-net “Australia to launch beach-protecting, AI-powered shark drones” Aug 27, 2017 Claire Reilly
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