Trash Collecting Machines are Cleaning Lakes and Beaches

The Searial Cleaners makes various machines that keep beaches and waterways clean, including robots, drones and bubble curtains. We visited Lake Tahoe to meet some of these machines in-person. 0:00 Robots can help clean up plastic, pollutants and invasive species. 0:17 Bebot the beach cleaning robot 1:18 PixieDrone robot can clean water in marinas 2:38…

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April 28, 2024

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The Searial Cleaners makes various machines that keep beaches and waterways clean, including robots, drones and bubble curtains. We visited Lake Tahoe to meet some of these machines in-person.

0:00 Robots can help clean up plastic, pollutants and invasive species.
0:17 Bebot the beach cleaning robot
1:18 PixieDrone robot can clean water in marinas
2:38 Collec’Thor is a static water cleaner
3:40 Invisibubble the bubble curtain
4:09 Prices
5:05 The larger goal is prevention
5:48 Pressuring the producers of trash

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@SovietCat69

April 28, 2024 at 8:01 am

Those robots look neat, Can’t wait for what to come next!

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@uptone12111

April 28, 2024 at 8:04 am

That is a great invention❤

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@JarmelSingsKaraoke

April 28, 2024 at 8:17 am

☕ Happy Sunday ☕

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@eewilson9835

April 28, 2024 at 8:24 am

Facilitate problems, get a robot babysitter, allow trashy people to live trashy lives, the solution is more garbage treating garbage. I like the concept, but have a punish bot, that identifies the polluter, and behind the scenes above the law, its wipes that persons mind and makes them a perfect person, that Captain Planet as played by Don Cheadle can be proud of.

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- @bones642
  
  April 28, 2024 at 9:14 am
  
  chaotic good
  
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- @RandomDude-yv5zf
  
  April 28, 2024 at 10:29 am
  
  Don’t do drugs kids…
  
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- @froglady7491
  
  April 29, 2024 at 3:36 am
  
  I think they covered this at the end – target the people who cause the problem. I’m not so keen on mind wipes. They need to remember they did wrong!
  
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- @eewilson9835
  
  April 29, 2024 at 9:34 am
  
  @@froglady7491 hahaha, the government is already doing this, criminals exit prison, say they are guilty and enjoyed the stay. It was hated it, was innocent surrounded by the same.
  
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@bones642

April 28, 2024 at 9:14 am

starting off easy at that gorgeous lake but the real test would be Texas lakes. Disgusting

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@luisarturohernandezramirez5910

April 28, 2024 at 9:32 am

WALL-E! EVA!

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- @RicardoCarrasquelAlvarez
  
  April 28, 2024 at 9:39 am
  
  ????
  
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@jjgarcia8291

April 28, 2024 at 10:11 am

I went to Miami Beach last summer and they could use this technology. I was very surprised at how much litter was on the beach.

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@hotdavesweet

April 28, 2024 at 11:29 am

Love this inventions ????????

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@e.v.k.3632

April 28, 2024 at 12:16 pm

If it’s remote controlled and doesn’t look like a robot then it isn’t a robot

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@R50_J0

April 28, 2024 at 1:39 pm

This is an infomercial.

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@gregorious111

April 28, 2024 at 4:36 pm

Cali water proud ‘o’ you Cnet

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@Ch0s3n-0n3

April 28, 2024 at 5:17 pm

Love to see technology being used to help Mother Nature❤.

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@carceeno

April 28, 2024 at 5:30 pm

The pricing is ridiculous lol

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- @froglady7491
  
  April 29, 2024 at 3:41 am
  
  All new inventions cost at lot at the beginning. If they catch on, the price comes down. Look at what happened to automobiles. When Ford created the assembly line, the price dropped from $780 to $290.
  
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@rgon541tube

April 28, 2024 at 6:12 pm

This thing gonna make metal detecting beaches obsolete. I’m sure this machine finds jewelry!

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@hikalox

April 28, 2024 at 6:21 pm

Technology to clean the ocean is also an innovation.

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@JOEYMAGIX

April 28, 2024 at 7:02 pm

Hopefully, they make underwater and seafloor versions.

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@ejodim-2095

April 28, 2024 at 11:13 pm

In my guild chat room i talk about renewable energy.

is that good?

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@vigneshmoorthy4141

April 29, 2024 at 3:28 am

amazing

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@computerbiscuit

April 29, 2024 at 2:41 pm

Step 1.

Pick up trash using robot.

Step 2.
Take trash to waste management.

Step 3.
Waste management dumps trash into ocean.

Step 4.

Proceed to step 1

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@totheleftrightla

April 29, 2024 at 6:59 pm

Awsome! Smart ethical people make for smart ethical robots.
I love it!

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@cirusMEDIA

April 29, 2024 at 8:41 pm

These things are way too expensive!
They require human operation and are disappointingly small to have a significant impact.

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