Waste collection from a lake at an altitude of about 4,900 ft in Meghalaya has gone robotic.
An artificial intelligence-integrated robotic boat collected 250 kg of garbage in less than three hours of swim time from Umiam Lake, a reservoir for a hydropower project and a tourist spot lake 20 km from the State’s capital Shillong on Friday, August 25.
Its deployment was a collaboration among the Meghalaya government, a global non-profit organisation called Smart Village Movement (SVM), and Hong Kong-based technology firm Clearbot after a week-long demonstration.
