MIT researchers develop autonomous oil-absorbing robot to clean up oil spills

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Over 800 skimmers were deployed in the Gulf of Mexico during the summer of 2010 to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon leak; however, it is estimated that these skimmers collected only three percent of the surface oil. Researchers at MIT have devised a system, called Seaswarm, consisting of a fleet of vehicles that may make cleaning up future oil spills both less expensive and more efficient than current skimming methods. A robotic prototype created by the researchers could autonomously navigate the ocean surface using cutting edge nanotechnology to collect surface oil and process it on site. .. Continue Reading MIT researchers develop autonomous oil-absorbing robot to clean up oil spills

Tags: Autonomous, Cleaning, MIT, Nanotechnology, Oil, Prototype, Robot, Skimming, Solar Powered

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