Japan tests airlifting defibrillators by drone at golf course

Transmitted location data guides aerial vehicle to patient

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In this simulation, a person requests an AED using a smartphone app, at a golf course in Oamishirasato, Chiba prefecture. (Photo by Rinano Katsu)

RINANO KATSU, Nikkei staff writer

CHIBA, Japan -- Testing is underway to transport automated external defibrillators via drone at a golf course near here, hoping to quickly deliver assistance to golfers who suddenly fall ill.

Chiba University joined forces with Tokyo-based AirMobility, which develops flying cars, to conduct the trial in late March at the Kiminomori Golf Club in Chiba prefecture.

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