wired: The European refugee crisis isn’t so much a crisis as it is a catastrophe. In Greece

The European refugee crisis isn’t so much a crisis as it is a catastrophe. In Greece the danger has proven massive, particularly off the island of Lesvos, which takes in an average of 2,000 refugees daily.
Every day around Lesvos the Coast Guard must rescue boats that have capsized, run out of fuel, or simply broken down. Which is why the Coast Guard invited a team from Texas A&M University’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue to launch a pilot project this week for a very special robot—Emily, the Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard. Think of Emily as a life preserver melded with a jet ski.
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