In a heartbeat: Ambulance Drone designed to cut cardiac arrest response times

If there's anything we can take from the barrage of delivery drones to emerge recently, its that the technology has the potential to transport objects with unprecedented efficiency. Graduate student Alec Momont from Holland's Delft University of Technology is looking to tap into this ability to reduce emergency response times to cardiac arrest incidents. His Ambulance Drone prototype carries a defibrillator to the scene and promises to dramatically increase the rate of survival... Continue Reading In a heartbeat: Ambulance Drone designed to cut cardiac arrest response times



Section: Aircraft



Tags: Ambulance, Autonomous, Cardiac, Delft University of Technology, Drone, Emergency, Prototype, UAV



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