BluePhin

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Drones and Robots

Used?

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

United Arab Emirates

Year^*

2017

Description

Battery-powered, zero carbon emissions robot uses artificial intelligence to collect floating waste.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

BluePhin can run for 6-8 hours and is able to “eat” around 300 half-a-liter of plastic bottles in one full run (Leon, 2020).

References

BluePhin Technologies. (n.d.). Bluephin Technologies. Retrieved August 7, 2020, from https://bluephin.io/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Leon, P. de. (2020, March 17). Cleantech Startup BluePhin Technologies Is On A Mission To Battle The Global Problem Of Water Pollution. Entrepreneur Middle East. https://www.entrepreneur.com/en

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.