Ocean Alpha
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese uncrewed surface vessel maker incl. lifesaving USVs.
- Purchase
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Public Safety & Defense
Water rescue & lifeguard drones
Drones dropping flotation devices and spotting swimmers in distress.
People ask for this as: “lifeguard drone”, “shark spotting drone”
How it works
Robots used
- Rescue Drone
Ways to buy it
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Grants (e.g., DHS, FEMA) often fund public-safety robots.
- Ask for training and certification packages.
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What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
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Price history
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What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Beach or water area and season
- Payload (flotation device) and response time
- Agency or organization
- Use case
- Response time needs
- Environment (urban, wilderness, hazmat)
- Training needs
- Budget/grant source
Rules and regulation
Public safety drone programs need COA/Part 107 (US) or equivalent; demining follows IMAS standards; hazmat robots may need ATEX certification.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
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General Drones
🇪🇸 ES Serves ES
Spanish manufacturer of rescue and emergency drones with active beach lifeguard drone services, plus drone pilot training.
- Service
- Purchase
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
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