The Future Is Now: Robots Helping Us Combat Plastic Pollution And Climate Change

Boyan Slat, a Dutchman, has been waging war against plastic pollution in the world's oceans. He has turned his attention to the world’s rivers, the source of much of the plastic that finds its way to the oceans. Slat is far from alone in using robotics in the fight against pollution. Other enterprises have, in fact, developed bots that can consume water pollution or collect river trash. In Thailand, meanwhile, a fleet of drones was deployed in 2019, in an attempt to spray pollution out of the sky.