A robot fish that collects microplastics from waterways has been turned from an idea into a working prototype.
The design was brought to life after it won the University of Surreys public competition, theNatural Robotics Contest.
The winning design was subsequently turned into a functioning prototype.
Named Gillbert, the gear consists of a flooded head unit and a watertight tail unit.
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Gillbert has already been tested in the lab and local lakes and it even glows in the dark.
This means that anyone with a 3D printer can create their own microplastic-sucking fish.
The next Nature Robotics Contest will be announced in spring 2023.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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