A Dutch student has revealed a prototype “ambulance drone”, a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims within precious life-saving minutes.

Developed by engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour). Painted in emergency services yellow and driven by six propellers, the drone can carry a four kilogram load – in this case a defibrillator.

The drone tracks emergency mobile calls and uses the GPS to navigate. Once at the scene, an operator can watch, talk and instruct those helping the victim by using an on-board camera connected to a control room via a livestream webcam.

A nice spin on drone technology.

Via Tech Plus.