{"id":60599,"date":"2025-07-15T09:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T23:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60599"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T23:36:43","slug":"norway-launches-robotic-fish-that-eats-plastic-waste-from-harbors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60599","title":{"rendered":"Norway Launches Robotic Fish That Eats Plastic Waste from Harbors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Oslo, Norwegian marine engineers have released a fleet of biomimetic robotic fish that autonomously swim through polluted harbors, detecting and swallowing floating plastic without disturbing wildlife.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The robots, nicknamed \u201cCleanfins\u201d, are about the size of a tuna and equipped with infrared cameras, sonar, and chemical sensors that identify microplastic clusters, wrappers, and bottle debris. Once detected, a soft internal vacuum gently pulls the plastic into a biodegradable holding chamber.<\/div>\n
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Powered by solar-charged batteries, they can operate for up to 48 hours per swim, filtering thousands of particles before returning to a floating dock for unloading and diagnostics. Their tail-fin propulsion mimics real fish, reducing noise pollution.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Field trials in Bergen and Oslofjord removed over 3,000 kilograms of plastic debris in just one month. AI swarms let them communicate and divide search zones to maximize coverage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Norway is now producing them for use in coastal resorts, industrial ports, and fishery zones \u2014 a scalable solution for autonomous microplastic removal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Oslo, Norwegian marine engineers have released a fleet of biomimetic robotic fish that autonomously swim through polluted harbors, detecting and swallowing floating plastic without disturbing wildlife. The robots, nicknamed \u201cCleanfins\u201d, are about the size of a tuna and equipped with infrared cameras, sonar, and chemical sensors that identify microplastic clusters, wrappers, and bottle debris. … <\/p>\n

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