Close X A video showing how a robot developed by an institute in Germany can help save drowning in people in lakes and swimming pools Drowning is the third main reason for accidental injury-related death globally, accounting for 7% of all injury-related fatalities, according to the World Health Organisation. An autonomous underwater robot, developed by a team of researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB), is now ready for the task of rescuing drowning persons. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER Submit Related Articles