Idea

To create an RC vehicle that can be used to clean up beaches

Problem statement

The abundance of cheap plastic present on beaches that aren’t recycled.

SDG in focus

• Promote sustainable technologies to developing countries
• Enhance global partnership for sustainable devolpment

Challenges faced and their solutions

• The wires were too short to connect the motors to the board. We made holes in the board itself to shorten the distance
• The RC rover was very complex to complete within a week. We decided to make a hovercraft instead due to the availibility of the materials we needed.
• Faced difficulty in making a good air cushion due to not finding a good material like nylon and it being too difficult to cut into appropriate size. We settled with plastic often found in wrapping of things.

Final solution

HOVRBIN

A small Hovercraft that can move around the beaches and collect small plastic waste using the attachment in the back.

Using the drone kit and the laser printer, we could make a hovercraft to perform the desired function. Hence we used Pluto primus x, and we could connect a device with a certain app to the board using Wi-Fi.

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