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Magnetic-foot ship-cleaning robots · autonomous machines
Magnetic-foot robots tackle marine buildup on ship hulls
Robots use magnetic feet to move across ship hulls and scrub away accumulated marine growth. The work draws on Timothy Wong's experience with diving and robotics to tackle the cleaning of large vessels.
Source · TechXplore RoboticsRobotic hull cleaning could reduce the amount of underwater scrubbing that divers need to perform.