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Sonar. we're going to introduce you to emily, the robotic life guard.

Real life guard. our tech expert, katie, joining us now from new york to help us understand this. bay watch would have been much different if all we had was robots rescuing people. please, do tell. how is this thing supposed to work? >> i was a life guard for years. if somebody has a choice between me saving you and the robot, go with the robot. it looks like a giant flotation device in front of me is emily. this is cutting edge technology. she operates with speeds up to 28 miles per hour. and you said it best. she has sonar devices built inside that can track the movement of a distressed swim...

>> how does this thing work? it can really seek out a distressed swimmer on its own? or does it have to be remotely controlled? >> it has sensors built inside to track the movement of a distressed swimmer. right now emily operates via remote control from the life guards. inside her there's speakers. when the life guards gets out to the individual in the water. he or she can talk to the person and calm them down until they get out into the water. next spring we're going to see emily remote controlled. cutting edge technology. technology that uses high-tech navy technology. really amazing stuff ...

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