A prototype of the robot was tested at the Caspian sea August 2013. Different aspects of the robot were successfully tested in a seven-day period. The efficiency of the robot was better when a competition was made between the robot and a lifeguard, in which the robot delivered a life tube to a victim who was 75 meters from the beach in 22 seconds, while the lifeguard took 90 seconds to reach the victim. 45
First real-life use will be in Brazil, Italy and Mexico in April 2015.6
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