In a first, two robots Aurus and Triton will be seen patrolling the Goa beaches.
According to reports, Drishti Marineh has introduced Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of Aurus, a self-driving robot, and Triton, an AI-powered surveillance system. Augmenting its life saving capabilities along popular beaches and water bodies of Goa.
The inclusion of AI-based support follows a rise in beach-related incidents owing to the increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the beach.
According to an official statement, in the past two years there have been more than 1,000 rescue incidents in the coastal area that required assistance from Drishti Marine lifeguards. Both AI-surveillance camera-based systems can monitor surroundings, assess and detect risks, and share real-time information with on-duty lifeguards so they can react rapidly to avoid tragic incidents.
Developed by Drishti Works, a division of Drishti, Auras manages the vast coastal stretch of the kingdom. The new addition will assist in beach monitoring and crowd management. Aurus is a self-driving robot developed to assist lifeguards by patrolling extensive non-swimming areas and alerting tourists during high tide.
It uses artificial intelligence to assist lifeguards in a variety of beach duties. Aurus will work with lifeguards in emergency situations, from patrolling to providing multilingual information.
