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ClearDevelopment of Garbage Collecting Robot for Marine Microplastics
This paper describes the design of a robot intended to collect microplastics from beaches, addressing the practical challenge that hand collection of scattered, tiny plastic particles is impractical at scale. Laboratory experiments characterized how sand behaves under the robot's excavation mechanism, providing engineering data for building autonomous marine microplastic cleanup devices.
Development of Garbage Collecting Robot for Marine Microplastics
Researchers developed a garbage-collecting robot designed to remove plastic debris from coastal areas before it degrades into microplastics, addressing the logistical challenge of cleaning extensive shorelines with minimal human labor and resources.
Automatic Beach Cleaning Robot
Researchers designed a portable automatic beach cleaning robot for collecting plastic debris from sandy beaches to reduce marine pollution and protect aquatic ecosystems.
A novel autonomous microplastics surveying robot for beach environments
Researchers developed a novel autonomous robotic platform for detecting and chemically analyzing microplastics on beach surfaces, using a camera mounted on a robotic arm end effector to scan areas and identify particles smaller than 5 mm. The mobile manipulator system automatically locates and chemically characterizes microplastics in situ, addressing the challenge of large-scale environmental monitoring in coastal environments.
Design and Development of Smart Beach Debris Collection and Segregation System
Researchers designed and built a smart automated system for collecting and segregating beach debris, using sensors and robotics to identify and sort plastic waste from natural material on shorelines. The system demonstrated effective separation of plastic debris in field tests.
Beach Cleaning Robots a Comprehensive Survey of Technologies Challenges, and Future Directions
This paper is not relevant to microplastics; it is a survey of robotic technologies and methodologies for automated beach cleaning and litter removal.
A Spiral-Propulsion Amphibious Intelligent Robot for Land Garbage Cleaning and Sea Garbage Cleaning
Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper presents the design and testing of an amphibious robot capable of collecting garbage from beaches, tidal flats, and the ocean surface, but does not analyze microplastic pollution specifically.
Improvement and Empirical Testing of a Novel Autonomous Microplastics-Collecting Semisubmersible
Researchers improved an autonomous microplastic-collecting robot, testing design modifications that enhanced sampling efficiency and navigation in surface water environments, moving toward practical automated monitoring of plastic pollution.
Autonomous Beach Cleaner Robot: A Mechatronic and Control Approach for Sustainable Coastal Pollution Management at Peru
Researchers designed an autonomous solar-powered beach cleaning robot for Peru that uses ultrasonic sensors and a sieving mechanism to detect and collect microplastics and other coastal debris, following a V-model design methodology.
Towards Accessible Aquatic Cleanup: A Low-Cost Solution for Floating Waste Extraction
Researchers designed and tested a low-cost autonomous floating waste extractor using a conveyor mechanism to capture lightweight surface pollutants including microplastics, demonstrating high efficiency in capturing debris and offering an affordable solution for resource-constrained settings.
Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for Microplastics
Researchers developed a robotic device capable of vacuuming up tiny plastic particles floating on the surface of water bodies, offering a new tool for cleaning up microplastic pollution in lakes, ponds, or coastal areas. The device represents a step toward automated, scalable approaches for removing microplastics from aquatic environments.
Marine Sediment Sampling With an Underwater Legged Robot: A User-Driven Sampling Approach for Microplastic Analysis
Researchers developed a novel marine sediment sampling system using an underwater legged robot designed specifically for microplastic assessment studies. The system was built to meet the requirements of marine biologists, allowing precise sediment collection at controlled depths with minimal disturbance, enabling more reliable and repeatable microplastic sampling in underwater environments.
Particle Swarm Optimization Based Efficient Path Planning in Autonomous Marine Trash Collection
Researchers developed a marine trash-collecting robot guided by Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and GPS, which uses a conveyor-based collection mechanism and sensor input to navigate waterways and efficiently collect floating plastic debris.
Trash Collection Gadget: A Multi-Purpose Design of Interactive and Portable Solution for Beach Cleanup
This study designed and prototyped a playful robotic cleanup system with three components intended to collect beach litter while engaging families and children during visits. The device was conceived as an interactive educational tool that makes beach cleanup accessible and enjoyable for the public.
How to Deal With Seafloor Marine Litter: An Overview of the State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives
This review examined the state of the art for detecting and removing marine litter from the seafloor, finding that while surface and beach litter has received substantial attention, seafloor litter remains understudied and that emerging technologies including underwater robotics offer promising future cleanup pathways.
Bio-Inspired Marine Waste Collection System with Adaptive Suction Mechanism: Energy Optimization through Intelligent Waste Dimension Recognition
Researchers designed an autonomous marine waste collection robot inspired by fish feeding biomechanics, integrating AI navigation, renewable energy, and an adaptive suction mechanism for capturing plastic debris. The dual-chamber vacuum system demonstrated energy-efficient marine debris collection, representing a bioinspired approach to ocean plastic remediation.
Prototipo automático para la recolección de residuos flotantes y limpieza de un río utilizando una cinta transportadora
This engineering project describes the design and development of a robotic floating waste collector for the Bogotá and Magdalena rivers in Colombia, using a conveyor belt system to remove solid waste from the water surface. While the robot targets plastic and solid waste collection, the paper does not directly address microplastic research.
Unmanned Vehicles System Utilizing Waste Tracking Data to Tackle Plastic Marine Littering on Tourist Islands
This paper proposes using unmanned vehicles guided by waste tracking data to collect plastic marine litter around tourist islands. Autonomous cleanup technology could help remove plastic debris before it breaks down into microplastics and enters the food chain.
Nano/Microplastics Capture and Degradation by Autonomous Nano/Microrobots: A Perspective
This perspective article explores how tiny self-propelled nano- and microrobots could be used to capture and break down microplastic and nanoplastic particles in water. Researchers reviewed recent advances showing these autonomous robots can efficiently collect plastic particles through enhanced physical interactions as they move through contaminated water. The technology represents a promising but still early-stage approach to actively cleaning up plastic pollution at scales too small for conventional methods.
Micro/nanorobots for efficient removal and degradation of micro/nanoplastics
This paper reviews how tiny self-propelled robots at the micro and nanoscale could be used to capture and remove microplastics from water. These robots can be designed to target specific types of plastic particles and move through water on their own, offering advantages over traditional filtration methods. While still in early development, this technology could eventually provide a practical way to reduce microplastic contamination in drinking water and aquatic environments.
Artificial intelligence-empowered collection and characterization of microplastics: A review
This review examines how artificial intelligence tools like robots and machine learning are being used to collect, identify, and characterize microplastic pollution more efficiently. Better detection technology matters for human health because accurately measuring microplastic contamination in water and soil is the first step toward understanding and reducing our exposure.
Investigating the evolution of the technologies for collecting microplastics
This review investigates the evolution of technologies designed for collecting microplastics from the environment, comparing collection methods across a range of systems to identify the most suitable approaches and guide future technology development.
Autonomous detection and sorting of litter using deep learning and soft robotic grippers
Researchers developed LitterBot, an autonomous robotic system that uses deep learning-based object detection and segmentation to identify, localize, and classify common roadside litter, and pairs this with soft robotic grippers to automate the collection process, addressing the labor-intensive and hazardous nature of roadside litter picking.
A Novel Multi-Robot Task Allocation Model in Marine Plastics Cleaning Based on Replicator Dynamics
This paper proposes an algorithm for coordinating multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to clean up marine plastic pollution more efficiently. Better robotic systems for ocean plastic collection could help address the vast amounts of plastic debris accumulating in marine environments.