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Robot to keep ship hulls free of sea debris
A team of roboticists led by the United Kingdom's Newcastle University are developing an automated robot to clean the hulls of ships.
The Hismar (short for Hull Identification System for Marine Autonomous Robotics), whose development was funded by the European Commission, attaches to a ship magnetically. It pressure-washes the hull with sea water, and it sucks up loosened growth and debris into a filter system that can process 150 liters of water per minute. The ship does not have to be in dry dock to work. The robot can work both above and below the waterline of a ship afloat.… Read more
