Article by Shelly Mateer / Oplens As a child growing up in the Florida Keys I can remember swimming in our canal and discovering the wildlife surrounding me. Triggerfish, seahorses, needlefish, horseshoe crabs, jellyfish, barracuda, you name it. In the canal walls, we would spot lobster and an occasional octopus. It was a great introduction […]
CES 2022 INNOVATION AWARD PRODUCT
December 1st, 2021 by SarahTWASTESHARK By RanMarine Technology BV Honoree Drones & Unmanned Systems To contribute to the huge challenge of cleaning and monitoring our world’s waters, RanMarine Technology developed the patented WasteShark. It is the world’s first autonomous aquadrone designed for clearing marine plastic waste. At a running cost of 20% of other marine waste removal solutions and […]
The Netherlands wins many innovation awards CES
October 18th, 2021 by SarahTThe Netherlands wins many innovation awards CES Large Dutch delegation to Las Vegas in 2022 October 18, 2021 14:02 | Alfred Monterie No fewer than thirteen Dutch tech companies have won a CES Innovation Award this year, the highest number ever. In previous years, the Netherlands has always won one or two of these prizes […]
WasteShark, the Swimming Drone, Devours Marine Trash
April 5th, 2021 by SarahTROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, April 5, 2021 (ENS) – The Rotterdam-based startup RanMarine Technology has built a drone that swims rather than flies. The WasteShark traverses waterways to collect litter, biomass, plastics, microplastic and other debris using a basket underneath the autonomous device. In addition to removing litter, sensors in the drone enable data collection on water […]
Netherland-Based Company Believes Their ASV’s Provide an Innovative Solution for the Cleanup of Ports and Harbours
February 17th, 2021 by SarahTNetherlands-Based RanMarine has come up with an innovative solution for the cleanup of the world’s ports and harbors. They have created a technology that uses autonomous surface vehicles ASV’s to do this demanding and time-consuming job. The company truly believes its technology is the answer to the plague of plastic that has found its way […]
Here are 5 most successful robotics startups from the Netherlands in 2018
October 12th, 2018 by SarahTRobotics technology is no more a concept now; it has become a part of our lives today and its now making a debut in all kinds of sectors. Whether it be transportation, construction, home or office, modern robotics is becoming essential in all the aspects of our lives. When it comes to the Netherlands, there are […]
Fleets Of Wasteshark ‘Aquadrones’ Could Be Cleaning Ocean Waste In The Future
August 23rd, 2018 by SarahTA swarm of autonomous robots that can swim across bodies of water to collect garbage might be the key to saving the oceans. A few years ago, RanMarine Technology, a company from the Netherlands, has introduced WasteShark, an aquadrone that works like a smart vacuum cleaner (essentially, a Roomba for the seas) to gather wastes that […]
WasteShark is an aquatic drone with a taste for floating garbage
September 14th, 2016 by SarahTJust when you thought it was safe to throw trash in the water, some smart South African entrepreneur comes along and invents WasteShark: an aquatic drone with a taste for garbage. Currently being trialed at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, WasteShark is essentially an autonomous Roomba vacuum cleaner for the sea. Coming in […]