A small white robotic boat skimming floating plastic from a city river while volunteers watch from the bank.
Illustrative demo

The little robot that skims the river

Harbor District (fictional)

Profile

Priya (illustrative)

Maker-space volunteer

“The robot does the scooping. We do the caring.”

Innovations

  • ✦ Remote-guided trash skimmer
  • ✦ Shoreline 'catch log' kept by students
  • ✦ Weekend sorting table for recyclables

Repeatable playbook

  1. 1

    Partner with a maker group

    Local makerspaces or university clubs often build or lend skimmers.

  2. 2

    Get waterway permission

    Ask your city or harbor authority before putting any device in the water.

  3. 3

    Pair tech with people

    Robots miss things; keep a hand-pick crew on the bank.

Sources & evidence

Demo story: Fictional example. No real device or outcome is described.

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