ClearBot, is the marine robot that cleans trash from the oceans
Plastic pollution is one of the global environmental problems that has increased the most in recent years, generating damage to marine species and habitats, causing significant economic impacts by affecting the safety of fishing and navigation.
On World Oceans Day, Razer, which specializes in devices for gamers, teamed up with Hong Kong-based startup ClearBot to redesign its artificial intelligence robot that cleans marine plastics.
About 11 million tons of plastics are dumped into the oceans every year. Marine cleaning companies often face difficulties with outdated technology, maintenance cost, and the navigation system.
Razer experts combined their knowledge with that of ClearBot to improve the design of the robot so that it has a higher level of autonomy, is lighter and can collect and identify a greater volume of polymers.
ClearBot’s unique artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning technology will enable governments and organizations around the world to scale up their sustainability efforts.
So Razer engineers and designers volunteered their free time and volunteered their hardware development expertise to turn a prototype into a scalable product.
The newly designed and fully automated robot is equipped with state-of-the-art machine learning and AI capabilities that allow it to detect marine plastics at two meters in rough waters.
Now the device can collect up to 250 kg of plastics in a single cycle, and is supplied through solar energy.
Its catamaran frame offers great stability, lightness and will have a colored LED lighting system.
With the new model, they hope to extend the reach globally to protect marine waters, with partners that include seaport operators in Asia and NGOs.
