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Environmentally-friendly robots (photos)

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  • A climate scientist’s battery-powered best friend

    A climate scientist’s battery-powered best friend

    Benthic Rover is a robot used by researchers at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to survey the seabed and gather data on environmental conditions at the bottom of the sea. By taking photographs of undersea life and measuring conditions like oxygen levels, the robot will help scientists understand how the warming of the ocean is altering certain ecosystems.

    Credit: Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

  • An automated sanitation worker who always picks up the garbage on time

    An automated sanitation worker who always picks up the garbage on time

    One call to the Dustbot and it will arrive at your home help you throw out the trash by using GPS and other forms of wireless communication. The robot can also monitor pollution levels in the air.

    Credit: Dustbot.org

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

  • Robofish helps researchers discover sources of pollution

    Robofish helps researchers discover sources of pollution

    Researchers at the University of Essex developed a life-like robofish that uses artificial intelligence and sensors to detect leaks and other forms of pollution and reporting what it finds to researchers via wi-fi.

    Credit: University of Essex

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

  • A robot pig that mops up

    A robot pig that mops up

    Thermo-system’s robotic pigs cleans up sludge by using energy from the sun to remove water from sewage inside some German sanitation plants.

    Credit: Thermo-System

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

  • Mechanical fish protects species from environmental dangers

    Mechanical fish protects species from environmental dangers

    The robotic fish was developed by Polytechnic Institute of New York University researcher Maurizio to mimic the behavior patters of certain fish species well enough to fool entire schools into following its lead. He designed the robot to guide the fish away from environmental hazards such as oil spills and underwater turbines.

    Credit: Polytechnic Institute of New York University

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

  • Recycler-bot sorts the recyclables from the trash

    Recycler-bot sorts the recyclables from the trash

    The ZenRobotics Recycler system is a robotic arm that is programmed to separate recyclable and hazardous materials from waste.

    Credit: ZenRobotics

    This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
    Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

    Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

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Tuan Nguyen

By Tuan Nguyen | April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

  • A climate scientist’s battery-powered best friend
  • An automated sanitation worker who always picks up the garbage on time
  • Robofish helps researchers discover sources of pollution
  • A robot pig that mops up
  • Mechanical fish protects species from environmental dangers
  • Recycler-bot sorts the recyclables from the trash

Robots can fight pollution, climate change and help better the environment in many ways. Here are a few green-bots that get the job done.

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A climate scientist’s battery-powered best friend

Benthic Rover is a robot used by researchers at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to survey the seabed and gather data on environmental conditions at the bottom of the sea. By taking photographs of undersea life and measuring conditions like oxygen levels, the robot will help scientists understand how the warming of the ocean is altering certain ecosystems.

Credit: Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com
Published: April 26, 2011 -- 11:37 GMT (04:37 PDT)

Caption by: Tuan Nguyen

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