Emergency

Not a feature.
A lifeline.

Guest shakes the button. Every crew device on board alerts simultaneously. Location, medical profile, allergies, blood type. Before anyone walks through the door, the crew knows who they are walking toward and what they are dealing with.

OBEDIO SmartButton on nightstand - always there
Response Time
0s
Shake detected
Accelerometer registers motion. No button press. No deliberate action required.
0.3s
All crew alerted
Simultaneous broadcast to every watch, phone, and panel on board. Not just the nearest cabin.
<60s
First responder arrives
Already briefed. Medical profile on wrist. No wasted seconds asking who the guest is or what they need.
The Design Decision

Why throw, not press.

In a genuine emergency, fine motor control is compromised. A guest who has fallen cannot reach a button precisely. A guest in seizure cannot press anything deliberately. A guest in severe pain may only be able to grab and throw.

The throw is not a gimmick. It is the lowest possible barrier to a life-saving alert. The accelerometer detects motion. The rest is automatic.

Most call systems retrofit a long press to gesture toward safety. OBEDIO built the emergency architecture first.

OBEDIO SmartButton in hand
What Crew Sees

Prepared before they arrive.

The alert is not just a sound. It carries everything the crew needs to act correctly. No searching through files. No calling the captain to ask. No wasting time trying to recall what a guest mentioned during the welcome briefing.

On a charter yacht with rotating guests, this matters every week. New guests. New profiles. New allergies the crew has never seen before.

Guest M. Harrington, Cabin 3
Condition Type 1 Diabetes
Allergy Penicillin. Shellfish.
Medications Insulin. Bedside drawer, right.
Blood Type A+
Emergency Contact Dr. A. Harrington +44 7700...
At Sea

You are the ambulance.

On land, help arrives in minutes. At sea, the crew is the first responder, the paramedic, and the transport. There is no emergency department around the corner.

Research documents that death from anaphylaxis can occur in as little as five minutes after exposure. A guest having a cardiac event. A seizure at 3 AM. A severe allergic reaction to an unlabelled ingredient. Five minutes is not enough time to find a phone, dial a number, explain the situation, and wait.

It is enough time to throw a button.

Scenario: 03:00, Master Cabin

The guest with the shellfish allergy has a reaction. She reaches for the nightstand and throws the SmartButton.

Every crew device shows: cabin 3, severe shellfish allergy, carries EpiPen in bedside drawer right side, do not administer penicillin.

The stewardess arrives in 40 seconds with the correct information and the correct medication. She does not ask questions. She acts.

OBEDIO on nightstand - always charged, always ready
Always Ready

The button that is always there.

A call button that requires daily charging will, eventually, not be in the cabin when it is needed most. That is not a question of if. It is a question of when.

OBEDIO runs for up to two years on a single wireless charge. No nightly routine. No collecting devices before the guest goes to sleep. The button is on the nightstand. It stays on the nightstand.

Battery life is not a minor inconvenience. In the context of emergencies, it is a safety consideration.

Architecture

Built for when things go wrong.

Works Without WiFi

RF radio is the primary emergency channel. It operates independently of the yacht's network. Emergencies do not care if WiFi is down.

All Devices. Simultaneously.

Not a sound in the next cabin. A simultaneous broadcast to every crew watch, phone, and panel on board. Everyone is alerted. Everyone responds.

Medical Profile on Wrist

Pre-loaded guest profiles display instantly on crew smartwatches. The crew member running down the corridor already knows who is inside and what they need.

Corridor Lighting

Emergency alerts trigger corridor lighting across the vessel via Crestron integration. Crew navigate without delay. Every second matters.

Adjustable Sensitivity

Shake sensitivity is configurable per button. Gentle guests. Active children. Precise sea conditions. Set the threshold that fits the context.

No False Positives Cascade

A single alert is broadcast and logged. The system distinguishes accidental motion from sustained shake. Designed for real events, not interruptions.

Further Reading
In-Depth Analysis
When a Call Button Becomes a Safety Device: Medical Emergencies on Superyachts
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Why Battery Life Is a Safety Issue, Not a Convenience Feature
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See It Live

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