A tiny, remotely piloted submarine could provide the emergency services with the all-seeing eye they need to find and save people underwater.
Somerset, UK-based Liquavision, working in conjunction with the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, has developed the SARbot, a specialised search and rescue version of the company's Little Benthic Vehicle (LBV), which is now in use with energy companies and military organisations across the world.
SARbot's development began following the death of a teenager in a flooded quarry. None of the emergency services had the equipment or trained personnel to go in and find the victim and