Ankita
Member • Aug 26, 2010
MIT introduces Swimming, Oil Cleaning Robots
The "Seaswarm" robots, which were developed by a team from MIT's SENSEable City Lab, look like a treadmill conveyor belt that's been attached to an ice cooler. The conveyor belt piece of the system floats on the surface of the ocean. As it turns, the belt propels the robot forward and lifts oil off the water with the help of a nanomaterial that's engineered to attract oil and repel water.
Check out the SeaSwarm Robot:
[video=youtube;vruZVg6j9-I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vruZVg6j9-I&feature=player_embedded[/video]
Check out the SeaSwarm Robot:
[video=youtube;vruZVg6j9-I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vruZVg6j9-I&feature=player_embedded[/video]