Category: Press

The WasteShark is an autonomous marine drone and is the first designed specifically to eat waste.  Its shape is inspired by the whale shark and it can remove 1kg (2.3lb) of waste per minute and last for eight hours at a time. The device is making its UK debut in Ilfracombe harbour, in Devon, on Monday, […]

WasteShark, the plastic-eating drone Richard Hardiman, the accidental environmentalist, speaks honestly about his entrepreneurial journey, discovering a passion for drones and plastic recycling he never dreamed of, and how the creative, entrepreneurial side lies in each of us- waiting to be unleashed. RanMarine Technology B.V. have just launched WasteShark, their first product. These fully autonomous […]

Robotics technology is no more a concept now; it has become a part of our lives today and its now making a debut in all kinds of sectors. Whether it be transportation, construction, home or office, modern robotics is becoming essential in all the aspects of our lives. When it comes to the Netherlands, there are […]

The WasteShark by RanMarine not only collects floating waste but also filters waters and collects water quality data. So far ut has operated in Dubai, South Africa and The Netherlands. A shark prowling the coastline is normally a worrying sight, but this waterborne drone terrorizes floating trash instead of people. Developed by Dutch company RanMarine, the […]

A swarm of autonomous robots that can swim across bodies of water to collect garbage might be the key to saving the oceans.  A few years ago, RanMarine Technology, a company from the Netherlands, has introduced WasteShark, an aquadrone that works like a smart vacuum cleaner (essentially, a Roomba for the seas) to gather wastes that […]

Original article in Dutch. Translation below:  The pilot with the so called WasteShark was a success according to the Dordrecht municipality. During the trials, the device navigated through the Spuihaven in the Dordrecht city centre to clean plastic waste. The WasteShark collected each time approximately three bags of garbage. This is just as much as what […]

Today our Poole MP, Sir Robert Syms, performed the first UK launch of a drone called WasteShark that collects floating plastic and other rubbish so that it can be removed and recycled. Robert used the occasion to give an interview for BBC Radio Solent in which he described the importance of keeping out local waters […]

ROTTERDAM RanMarine Technology, a 4-year-old Dutch company, has a solution for marina operators for whom floating garbage is an unending pain-in-the-neck. The company has developed the WasteShark, an aquadrone that removes trash and nasty flora from the water. The WasteShark works round-the-clock, gobbling up garbage floating around marinas and shipyard waters. It also records the water’s […]

A Roomba-like ocean trash collector modelled on a whale shark and a microplastic filter made from jellyfish slime could prevent litter from entering our oceans and help tackle a growing problem that poses threats to wildlife, deters tourists and impacts on coastal economies. The cost of sea litter in the EU has been estimated at […]

Rotterdam also acts as a magnet for maritime innovators from around the world. Richard Hardiman launched his RanMarine technology company three years ago in his native South Africa, but moved to Rotterdam when he gained a place at PortXL, the world’s first maritime startup accelerator. Hardiman has been developing a kind of floating drone called WasteShark, […]