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Autonomous Swarming Robots Can Skim Sea Surface, Collecting Oil As A Team

Posted August 25, 2010 1:43 PM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

Swarms of autonomous, solar-powered towel-bots, based on a nanowire mesh, could help those oil-eating microbes clean up the Gulf of Mexico. The "Seaswarm" robot moves like a tank in water, using a conveyor belt to roll over the ocean's surface.

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08/26/2010 11:16 AM

So--they're nuculer powered?

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