This Spider-Inspired Robot Boat Is Built to Pull Victims From Water

Researchers built QuadBoat, a four-legged surface robot that can follow paths, visually track floating targets and retrieve them from water. The design addresses a gap in rescue robotics, but demonstrations used objects in controlled pools, and the work remains an unreviewed preprint rather than a tested lifesaving system. This Spider-Inspired Robot Boat Is Built to Pull Victims From Water