Robot captures life, litter in the Gowanus with the help of citizen scientists
Friday, January 4, 2013 - 07:30
in Mathematics & Economics
As NYU-Poly associate professor of mechanical engineering Maurizio Porfiri and assistant professor of technology management Oded Nov launched their submersible robot, Brooklyn Atlantis 1, into the polluted Gowanus Canal, the two professors and their four students also launched a rare collaboration—underwater robotics and public participation.