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A significant risk to human health is the presence of microplastics in drinking water and other sources of usable water. Microplastics are minuscule plastic flecks with a diameter of less than five millimetres (0.2 inches). A novel 3D gadget in the form of a fish has been designed to address this health risk, reports NDTV.
The Natural Robotics Contest, a public contest organized by the University of Surrey, was won by a robot fish that filters microplastics. The Robot Fish was designed by chemistry undergraduate student Eleanor Mackintosh - who is coincidentally a University of Surrey student.
According to the University of Surrey, the robot fish design was selected by an international panel of judges because it could be part of a solution to minimise plastic pollution in our waterways.
Dr Robert Siddall, Lecturer at the University of Surrey and the contest’s creator, said, “We don’t know where the vast majority of plastic dumped into our waterways ends up. We hope that this robo-fish and its future descendants are the first steps in the right direction to help us to find and, eventually, control this plastic pollution problem.”
The robot fish has gills that it uses to filter water as it swims and is about the size of a salmon.
A significant risk to human health is the presence of microplastics in drinking water and other sources of usable water. Microplastics are minuscule plastic flecks with a diameter of less than five millimetres (0.2 inches). A novel 3D gadget in the form of a fish has been designed to address this health risk.
The Natural Robotics Contest, a public contest organized by the University of Surrey, was won by a robot fish that filters microplastics. The Robot Fish was designed by chemistry undergraduate student Eleanor Mackintosh - who is coincidentally a University of Surrey student.
According to the University of Surrey, the robot fish design was selected by an international panel of judges.
