Hackaday Links: June 23, 2024

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When a ransomware attack targets something like a hospital, it quickly becomes a high-profile event that understandably results in public outrage. Hospitals are supposed to be backstops for society, a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 23, 2024

Thermos-sized survival beacon launches SOS balloon 150 feet overhead

Even with smartphones, RV-ready Starlink internet and personal rescue beacons, the wilderness can be a hostile, unstable place that leaves you incapacitated and stranded in an instant. It pays to have a backup plan and even a backup to the backup.Conti… Continue reading Thermos-sized survival beacon launches SOS balloon 150 feet overhead

Drone-mounted LUCY tech has an ear for hidden disaster-site survivors

The search for survivors at disaster sites is one of the most commonly suggested uses for drones. If those people are buried under debris, however, they won’t be visible from the air. That’s where LUCY comes in, as it could let drones locate survivors … Continue reading Drone-mounted LUCY tech has an ear for hidden disaster-site survivors

Munro’s all-electric Mountain Rescue 4×4 lights up the night

After getting its burly MK-1 e-4WD ready for order in late 2022, Scottish startup Munro Vehicles is back with an all-new special edition. It developed the Mountain Rescue edition after intensive discussions with Scottish, English and Welsh mountain res… Continue reading Munro’s all-electric Mountain Rescue 4×4 lights up the night

Vita Rescue System keeps medevac litters from spinning and swaying

We’ve all seen footage of disaster victims being winched up into helicopters, in litter-type stretchers. It’s not a good thing if those litters start spinning or swaying, though, which is what the thrust-vectoring Vita Rescue System is designed to stop… Continue reading Vita Rescue System keeps medevac litters from spinning and swaying