2025 Puning City Flood Control & Emergency Rescue Drill Showcases Hardcore Capabilities of Water Rescue Robot & Flying Lifeboat!

Breaking Through Pain Points: Overcoming Limitations of Traditional Rescue Methods with Technological Innovation

Water rescue operations, particularly in environments characterized by heavy rain, flooding, high winds, and rough seas, have always been high-risk endeavors. Conventional approaches—such as sending divers or launching assault boats—are often hampered by adverse weather, complex waterways, slow response times, and risks to rescuers’ safety, presenting immense challenges. Time is life. How to safely and efficiently reach victims within the critical golden window has become an urgent problem demanding resolution. The Y20 and Yinglong II were precisely designed as game-changers to address these very pain points.

Y20: The Speed Demon of the Water’s Surface – Unleashing Power Against Waves

During the drill, simulated victims were swept away from shorelines by raging currents. The Y20 shot forth like an arrow released from a bow, reaching the victim hundreds of meters away in mere seconds at its impressive empty-load speed of 32.6 km/h. With a remote control range exceeding 2,000 meters, operators could calmly direct operations from safe, dry land.

• Stability & Resilience Against Capsize: Torrential rain created chaotic surface conditions. The Y20’s unique dual-sided driving capability proved crucial. Even when flipped by massive waves, it instantly righted itself and continued navigating steadily, ensuring uninterrupted rescue efforts. Its IP68 waterproof rating, combined with impact-resistant, corrosion-proof, UV-resistant HDPE construction, grants extraordinary survivability in harsh maritime environments.

• Intelligent Towing for Multi-Person Rescue: Once victims grabbed hold of the prominent, removable grab bar at the robot’s front, the Y20 exerted its powerful 500kg maximum pulling force, securely dragging the simulated victim back to safety.

• Dual Control Modes for Added Safety: Beyond remote operation, the Y20 features onboard controls. If radio signals fail, victims can activate buttons directly on the machine to steer themselves back—providing a vital second layer of life-saving redundancy. Its 95-minute ultra-long endurance ensures sustained operational capability during large-scale disasters.

Yinglong II Flying Lifeboat: Sea-Air Integration – A Messenger of Life Transcending Obstacles

When the drill scenario placed victims trapped on flood-isolated islands or amidst intricate central waterways where conventional vessels struggled to access quickly, the deployment of the flying lifeboat Yinglong II introduced a revolutionary solution:

• Aerial Traversal, Arrival Within Seconds: Fusing advantages of drones and marine robots, the four-rotor-propelled Yinglong II executes vertical takeoff, disregarding surface obstacles and turbulent waters. Cruising at up to 12 m/s through the air, it descended upon a simulated island victim location over 10 kilometers away within minutes—arrived orders of magnitude faster than any surface craft, seizing an absolute advantage for rescue.

• Seamless Transition Between Air and Water: Upon reaching the target, the Yinglong II achieved precise hovering (horizontal accuracy ±1.5m, vertical ±0.5m), guiding the victim to grip the hull. Once secured, it instantaneously transformed from an "aircraft" into a "powered lifeboat," utilizing robust propulsion to pull the victim clear at up to 4 m/s on the water surface. Its intuitive single-joystick control seamlessly manages both flight and water modes.

• Smart Escorting with Full Visual Coverage: An embedded high-definition camera (upgradable to infrared dual-vision) beamed live footage via a 10km long-range video transmitter directly to the operator’s screen, providing command centers with crystal-clear situational awareness for precise decision-making. Like the Y20, it includes onboard control buttons for victim self-piloting in extreme scenarios.
• Powerful Pulling Force & Stable Station-Keeping: Matching the Y20’s capacity, the Yinglong II boasts a 500kg towing load. Post-mission during its return journey, it demonstrated exceptional stability by holding position precisely even in flowing waters.

During this drill, the Y20 and Yinglong II emphatically proved that technology-empowered rescue equipment is shattering traditional limitations, injecting new momentum into flood control and emergency response, and building ever-stronger bulwarks safeguarding human life.