Seaweed Generation AlgaRay
Time Magazine – The Best Inventions of 2023
Invasive sargassum seaweed helpfully absorbs CO2, but also washes ashore in huge quantities from the Gulf of Mexico to Florida, emitting a foul-smelling gas and hurting ecosystems and tourism economies. The AlgaRay robot glides through the sea, scooping up floating mats of the plant.