Ingenious 'Row-bot' Devours Microbes From Polluted Water To Fuel Itself

Allegra Staples
2016-01-07T07:49:22-08:00

Access to clean water is something many of us take for granted. However, for millions of people living in developing nations, it is a scarce commodity. According to the World Health Organization 3.4 million people, mostly children, die annually from water-related diseases. But that could change soon thanks to 'Row-bot', a tiny autonomous robot that powers itself by eating harmful water microbes.