And this was not going to take long to emerge, instead of cleaning up a reservoir when it is already contaminated, it is better to permanently monitor it for signs of possible contaminants to prevent its deterioration. This is happening in Singapore and in the United Arab Emirates, that idea is leaving the shore and has begun to navigate the water alone.

The South Korean company EcoPeace announced the global expansion of its autonomous robotic systems for water quality management; The proposal is simple in idea, but complex in execution, using smart robberies to detect, treat and prevent urban water pollution in real time.

Water resources are under increasing pressure due to accelerated urbanization, pollution and rising temperatures that favor the proliferation of toxic algae, and traditional solutions based on manual harvesting and delayed response are no longer sufficient to solve the problem.

EcoPeace's robots, called Eco-bots, are semi-submerged, fully autonomous units that operate continuously in rivers, lakes and urban canals. They not only monitor the water, but physically act on it using sensors in real time. The robots identify algae before they spread, remove these masses directly from the water and filter contaminants such as oil films and other surface residues. In addition, the systems use stainless steel micro filters and electrochemical treatments to decompose contaminants on site without the need for constant human intervention.

All this is adjusted by artificial intelligence that regulates the flow, the intensity of the filtration and the behavior of the theft as conditions change, by reducing the proliferation of algae they prevent the formation of so-called dead zones, areas where oxygen drops drastically, suffocating fish, releasing dangerous toxins and making the water unsuitable for consumption, tourism or fishing.

The tests in Singapore and the Arab Emirates are no coincidence, Singapore is a world reference in urban water management and smart cities, while the emirates face extreme water shortages and high temperatures, a perfect setting to test the limits of technology.