03:51Hong Kong's solar-powered, waste collecting robot named Clearbot has been deployed to several areas in India to help clean up its polluted rivers and lakes.
Footage filmed in Meghalaya state's city of Shillong, Eastern India, on Friday, shows Clearbot in action in the Umiam lake as it was controlled by operators sitting in a separate vessel. Kilometres-long waste piles were also seen clogging up the lakeshores.
Junior engineer Lambasvar said that the waste collecting robot is targeted to gather 500 kilograms of garbage per day, noting that "sometimes we meet the target, sometimes it exceeds and sometimes we can't reach the target, it all depends on the condition of the weather."
"This is an eco-friendly boat, it runs using electric power, it also has solar panels to charge the batteries and it can recharge the battery itself," he added.
After Clearbot's waste collection at the lake, the garbage will then be separated manually by several team members of the non-profit organisation Smart Village Movement (SVM) to properly dispose of them.
Another vessel was also reportedly deployed in Kolkata to help clean up the highly-polluted Ganga River.
ClearBot was initially developed by students in Hong Kong to help Indonesian surfers clean up their waters but has since expanded to a global startup company. The multifunctional battery-powered autonomous workboat is designed to undertake various tasks, including floating garbage collection from congested inland and coastal waters, dispersing and skimming floating oil spills, and recovering surface foam.
Clearbot, at your service! Hong Kong's solar-powered, waste collecting robot cleans up polluted rivers, lakes in India
Hong Kong's solar-powered, waste collecting robot named Clearbot has been deployed to several areas in India to help clean up its polluted rivers and lakes.
Footage filmed in Meghalaya state's city of Shillong, Eastern India, on Friday, shows Clearbot in action in the Umiam lake as it was controlled by operators sitting in a separate vessel. Kilometres-long waste piles were also seen clogging up the lakeshores.
Junior engineer Lambasvar said that the waste collecting robot is targeted to gather 500 kilograms of garbage per day, noting that "sometimes we meet the target, sometimes it exceeds and sometimes we can't reach the target, it all depends on the condition of the weather."
"This is an eco-friendly boat, it runs using electric power, it also has solar panels to charge the batteries and it can recharge the battery itself," he added.
After Clearbot's waste collection at the lake, the garbage will then be separated manually by several team members of the non-profit organisation Smart Village Movement (SVM) to properly dispose of them.
Another vessel was also reportedly deployed in Kolkata to help clean up the highly-polluted Ganga River.
ClearBot was initially developed by students in Hong Kong to help Indonesian surfers clean up their waters but has since expanded to a global startup company. The multifunctional battery-powered autonomous workboat is designed to undertake various tasks, including floating garbage collection from congested inland and coastal waters, dispersing and skimming floating oil spills, and recovering surface foam.
Hong Kong's solar-powered, waste collecting robot named Clearbot has been deployed to several areas in India to help clean up its polluted rivers and lakes.
Footage filmed in Meghalaya state's city of Shillong, Eastern India, on Friday, shows Clearbot in action in the Umiam lake as it was controlled by operators sitting in a separate vessel. Kilometres-long waste piles were also seen clogging up the lakeshores.
Junior engineer Lambasvar said that the waste collecting robot is targeted to gather 500 kilograms of garbage per day, noting that "sometimes we meet the target, sometimes it exceeds and sometimes we can't reach the target, it all depends on the condition of the weather."
"This is an eco-friendly boat, it runs using electric power, it also has solar panels to charge the batteries and it can recharge the battery itself," he added.
After Clearbot's waste collection at the lake, the garbage will then be separated manually by several team members of the non-profit organisation Smart Village Movement (SVM) to properly dispose of them.
Another vessel was also reportedly deployed in Kolkata to help clean up the highly-polluted Ganga River.
ClearBot was initially developed by students in Hong Kong to help Indonesian surfers clean up their waters but has since expanded to a global startup company. The multifunctional battery-powered autonomous workboat is designed to undertake various tasks, including floating garbage collection from congested inland and coastal waters, dispersing and skimming floating oil spills, and recovering surface foam.