Robots with solar power are reporting for duty on harbor cleanup, PV maintenance, and other environmental tasks.
Solar power is sending robots off to duty on harbor clean-up and other environmental chores.Fresh off its victory in the 2022 World Cup, the nation of Argentina is now gearing up to tackle the massive problem of plastic pollution in waterways around South America and the Caribbean. The country’s premier academic institution, La Plata National University, has teamed up with the company Recyclamar Pampa Argentina to deploy solar power on a self-propelled, water-cleaning robot.
The decision was made to focus on surface and near-surface waters because that is where the bulk of floatable debris collects in rivers, lagoons, and ports.Although the engineering was a complex task, the concept is a relatively simple one. It’s like a Roomba, but with solar power.
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