W2: My Invention to Save the Earth

 

When we see waves bringing plastic bottles to the beach, plastic bags entangled in lake plants, or marine life suffering from eating trash, it’s hard not to feel powerless. Traditionally, cleaning up garbage in our waters involved waiting for it to accumulate and then gathering it by hand. This method is not only inefficient but also struggles to reach hidden spots. The intelligent garbage magnetic suction collector is a machine designed to actively locate and collect trash, making polluted waters clear once more.

The core function of the intelligent garbage magnetic suction collector is to independently find marine and surface waste, collect garbage through active adsorption and directional capture mechanisms, and is especially suitable for cleaning floating garbage in closed or semi-enclosed waters such as ports, lakes, and inland rivers. This machine will have a positioning tracker to find garbage. This tracker is linked to the AI ​​image recognition system in real time. When the camera spots something that looks like trash, the tracker will immediately lock the target coordinates, combine the water flow rate and wind direction data, calculate the garbage’s drift path, and plan the quickest route for the machine to capture it. It can autonomously plan patrol routes, avoid ships and aquatic life gathering areas, and accurately capture garbage. When the garbage storage bin is full, it sends a signal to the garbage removal vehicle and pauses the work to wait for cleaning. This machine can be controlled via mobile app, allowing users to specify cleaning hotspots, like shorelines where tourists leave trash. You can even check real-time cleaning updates and monitor the water's cleanliness just like looking after your fish tank.

The smart garbage magnetic suction collector looks like a disc with rubber edges to stop crashes. This rubber cushions hits and has anti-UV stuff to keep it from cracking in the sun. The top has a solar panel and a camera that spins all the way around. The solar panel uses good crystal silicon to make power from scattered light even when it's cloudy. The big lithium battery inside lets the machine run for 72 hours without sun. You can watch live through the spinning camera on your phone app. Its lens keeps out water and fog so you see clearly in heavy rain or damp mornings. This camera works with AI to spot garbage types and places within 10 meters of the machine, and it can tell the difference between natural stuff like leaves and trash people made. It ignores a floating lotus leaf but marks a half-sunk plastic cup as something to pick up right away.

Intelligent garbage magnetic suction collectors can be placed in lakes and scenic rivers in the city to clean up garbage left by visitors. For example, at a busy park lake, when someone secretly throws a beverage bottle into the water, the machine will quietly approach, and gently pick up the bottle with its arm. The whole process will not disturb pedestrians walking on the shore, nor will it scare fish and shrimp in the water. It can also operate at port terminals, capturing ropes, plastic nets, and other debris dropped by ships. Given that junk often falls into the water during docking,  this machine targets debris immediately, preventing it from drifting away and posing threats to seabirds and fish. IIt can also be deployed in aquaculture ponds to collect waste like feed bags and foam floats. The machine can be commanded to patrol regularly through a mobile phone, thus saving time and keeping the water quality clean to help reduce fish disease risks.

This machine acts like an intelligent immune system for water bodies. It does not sit back and wait for pollution to spread, it actively removes contaminants. It cleans visible trash and subtly influences people’s habits. When people know that littered garbage will be quickly collected by the machine, they may be more inclined to use trash cans. Over time, this will lead to less garbage in the water, clearer lakes, bluer seas, and healthier marine life returning to clean habitats. This demonstrates how technology can positively impact nature, helping every body of water retain its original clarity and vitality.