Propelled Plastic Clean-up Robot

Kara

Age 10Ottawa, CanadaFeb 2021

My invention is called the Propelled Plastic Clean-up Robot (or PPCUbot for short). The PPCUbot will pick up plastic waste from the bottom of the ocean floor and store it in a storage compartment located inside the PPCUbot. The PPCUbot will move through the water using a propeller, located in the back of the PPCUbot, that will be powered by an engine located above the storage compartment. The PPCUbot will have a robotic claw that will be controlled by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The robotic claw will pick up plastic waste and place it into the compartment. There will be an opening that will automatically close when the claw is not placing plastic into the compartment so no plastic will float back out into the ocean. On the front of the PPCUbot will be an extremely bright light that will help the PPCUbot navigate through dark, deep areas of the ocean. Once the PPCUbot’s storage compartment is full, it will swim to the shore, extend it’s collapsible, robotic legs and walk onto the shore. It will need the robotic legs because it cannot swim in shallow water. Someone will empty the PPCUbot and send it back out into the ocean by clicking a button that will make the PPCUbot walk back into the ocean. The plastic that was emptied from the storage compartment will be recycled. The PPCUbot will help eliminate harmful plastic waste in the ocean and will make the ocean and marine animals healthier and safer!

Little Inventors team says

Kara, you have created such a unique and futuristic way to remove ocean plastic! I like the automatic closing of the claw to make sure all plastic is contained and the emptying system sounds really efficient. Overall it sounds simple to operate but highly effective and all of the steps of the plastic removal are really well thought out. Great work Kara, thanks!