Robotic water snake tracks pollution
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Researchers in Switzerland have developed a 4-foot-long pollution-tracking robotic water snake.
The “Envirobot” comprises several special-purpose modules, which constitute it’s eel-like design, according to a press release on the l’cole polytechnique fdrale de Lausanne website.
The purpose of the modules are twofold. First, each has a small electric motor that lets the robot swim like a water snake. Secondly, each segment has a unique sensor for gathering different data and measurements.
More modules can be added as needed. The robot can swim on a route, or make its own way through a body of water to find the source of pollution, a researcher explains in the EPFL news release.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Envirobot swimming beside a man
2. Envirobot modules
3. A look at different types of sensors
4. More modules being added to envirobot
VOICEOVER (in English):
“The Envirobot is 4-foot long and comprises several special-purpose modules that constitute it’s eel-like design.”
“The purpose of these modules are twofold. First, each has a small electric motor that lets the robot swim like a water snake. Secondly, each segment has a unique sensor for gathering a variety of data.”
“For example, biological sensors contain tiny organisms or bacteria that react to the presence of pollutive toxins.”
“Meanwhile, electrical sensors can track water temperature, and chemical sensors test water acidity.”
“More modules can be added as needed. The robot can swim on a route, or make its own way through a body of water to find the source of pollution.”
SOURCES: EPFL, TechCrunch, Inhabitat
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/pinpointing-sources-of-water-pollution-with-a-robo/
The Envirobot robo-eel slithers along the shore for science
This robotic “eel” hunts down the source of water pollution
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