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Short Wave — Seaweed is piling up on beaches. This robot might be its match
Not scored yet13m·2023-10-02·Science

Seaweed is piling up on beaches. This robot might be its match

Short Wave

A new robot is designed to sink sargassum before the stinky seaweed comes ashore. Blooms of sargassum, a leafy brown seaweed, have increased in size and number over the past decade. As the blooms have grown, so too has their impact on coastal communities. The stinky seaweed can wreck local economies and ecosystems —…

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