FRED (Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris)

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Drones and Robots

Used?

Pilot

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

United States

Year^*

2019

Description

Solar-powered vessel with conveyor belts collects floating debris.

References

“About – Clear Blue Sea,” n.d.; “Meet Fred – Clear Blue Sea,” n.d.; Thomson, 2019.

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