Robots that pick upafter everyone else.
The cleanup population — bots that spend their days collecting the world's trash from harbours, rivers and beaches, so less of it reaches the ocean. Some are steered from shore; one never moves at all. All of them counted.
Cleanup bots tracked
5
In service today
5
Maker countries
3
Rivers with an Interceptor
20+
Water & sand
Cleaning up now
RanMarine Technology · Netherlands
WasteShark
An all-electric aquadrone that skims floating trash, biomass and oil out of marinas, ports and canals — piloted from shore with a live camera feed, while the Pro tier cleans autonomously with LiDAR. Up to 500 kg of debris a day.
IADYS · France
Jellyfishbot
A compact electric harbour robot that trawls floating waste and oil into towed nets — remote-controlled or fully autonomous, covering about 1,000 m² an hour in marinas and industrial ports.
Searial Cleaners · France
BeBot
A tracked beach robot that sifts sand 10 cm deep for cigarette butts, bottle caps and microplastics — 100% electric, near-silent, and steered by remote from up to 150 m away.
The Ocean Cleanup · Netherlands
Interceptor
A stationary, solar-powered river system: a floating barrier funnels plastic onto a conveyor and into dumpsters, stopping it before it reaches the ocean. Deployed by a non-profit — never sold.
Clear Robotics · Hong Kong
Clearbot
Autonomous electric boats that hunt floating debris with AI vision and log every piece — type, material, GPS — to a live dashboard. Run as a service for ports and cities, not sold off a shelf.