Project description
A high-tech underwater clean-up crew
Litter disposal and accumulation in the marine environment is one of the fastest growing threats to the world's oceans. Plastic is the most common type of litter found on the seafloor, but the list is long and includes glass, metal, wood and clothing. The EU-funded SeaClear project is developing autonomous robots for underwater littler collection using new debris mapping, classification, and collection systems. Specifically, the project will build a mixed team of unmanned underwater, surface and aerial vehicles to find and collect litter from the seabed. The project plans to use aerial vehicles to study the correlation between surface and underwater litter. Underwater vehicles will be fitted with a combined suction and gripper device for both small and large waste.
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Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation action
Coordinator
2628 CN Delft
Netherlands
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Participants (7)
20000 Dubrovnik
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80686 Munchen
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20457 Hamburg
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13016 Marseille
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
400114 Cluj Napoca
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80333 Muenchen
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2000 Dubrovnik
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