Iran has an usually high rate of unintentional drownings compared with European countries so an Iranian research firm called RTS Labs have started work on a drone lifeguard to improve water rescue. The use of drones can help humans in more ways than normal. They move faster in choppy seas, remain calm and never get tired.

Dubbed the Pars Aerial Rescue Robot, the drone is designed to work as a mobile lifesaver which will fly out to those in need and drop vital flotation aids until better help can arrive. Pars starts with a quadrotor because they are pretty versatile platforms, and scientists are testing eagle arms and kinect based navigation using them.

Pars can carry up to three life preservers. In the future, researchers say it could carry up to 15. Researchers also want Pars to carry self-inflating life preservers that use chemical materials to bloat. Pars would also be able to land on water and float until a rescue vessel picks it up.

So no more Baywatch lifeguards?