# A robot that eats pollution

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_rossiter_a_robot_that_eats_pollution)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A robot that eats pollution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jonathan_rossiter_a_robot_that_eats_pollution/74197f38880a), 14 min (TED's player)