F.L.O.A.T.I.B.O.I.

A robot to combat floating marine plastics.

The compounding growth of plastic debris is negatively impacting the habitats of marine flora and fauna. We propose an active solution with minimal impact to the surrounding environment in the form of a buoyant trash seeking robot capable of collecting floating macroplastic debris before it gets out to deep sea. This solution is one of the first autonomous devices addressing floating plastic pollution, and could pave the way for the next generation of marine pollution mitigation devices.