Name: A robot that eats pollution
Uploaded: 2017-02-22T16:17:33Z
Duration: 14 min
Description: 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.

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.

Jonathan Rossiter: A robot that eats pollution

A robot that eats pollution

Robots inspired by nature's design, such as the Row-bot, offer innovative solutions to environmental challenges like pollution.

Microbial fuel cells, mimicking a stomach, empower the Row-bot to consume pollutants and generate its own energy, revolutionizing clean-up.

Discover the 'Row-bot,' a pioneering robot that cleans water pollution and self-powers by simulating marine life behaviors.

University of Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory

Bristol BioEnergy Centre

climate change

environment

science

technology

design

engineering

invention

innovation

robots

animals

nature

future

pollution

insects

water

microbiology

chemistry

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fossil fuels

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