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by brewdad 732 days ago
Costs 20x as much as this robot. It does have the advantage of being used successfully once.
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The drone used in that situation is the "Little Ripper Lifesaver" which supposedly sells for around $50k[1].

From TFA, the cost for the boat was around $12k. That means this is about 4x more expensive, not 20x. That doesn't include the droppable inflatable boat but that is probably not going to break the bank either.

1: https://www.insidehook.com/culture/little-ripper-rescue-dron...