It’s an MIT project called Seaswarm. Little robots drag around nano-fabric that can asborb 20 times their weight in oil. These robots dragging around the nano-fabric use wifi and GPS to communicate and position themselves without a human being directing them where to go. A prototype has been developed and was tested in Boston’s Charles River to make sure the waves wouldn’t knock the bots around too much.
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