A robot that eats pollution

Name: A robot that eats pollution
Uploaded: 2016-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
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.

TEDxWarwick 2016Mar 201614 min1414524 views

Speaker

Jonathan RossiterProfessor | Soft Robotics & Biomimicry Innovation

About this talk

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.