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A robot that eats pollution

Jonathan Rossiter · TED

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Meet the "Row-bot," a robot that cleans up pollution and generates the electricity needed to power itself by swallowing dirty water. Roboticist Jonathan Rossiter explains how this special swimming machine, which uses a microbial fuel cell to neutralize algal blooms and oil slicks, could be a precursor to biodegradable, autonomous pollution-fighting robots.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDxWarwick
Speaker
Jonathan Rossiter
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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