Following recent tragic events in Sorrento and a whale washing ashore at City Beach, the Boardriders Club has fast-tracked the rollout of Asgard Tech, an AI-powered drone solution designed to detect and monitor sharks from the air.

Press PLAY to hear Ben Allen discuss AI drone technology for beach safety

Ben Allen, a drone pilot with the Mullaloo Boardriders Club, told 6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy and Karl that AI offers an effective and economical layer of protection for swimmers.

“We’d like to be in a place where this is available both for government and companies, but also just for the average punter with a drone … you download the app and you have access to the technology, and you can alert people in the area through watches or smartphones”, Allen said.

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