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Seaweed farming Groupmembers: • Aniceta, N.M.F (0876672) • Boelsums, N.M (0964376) • Brandts, A (0895917) • Haenen, S.R.R (0889428) • Kuijpers, J.J.L (0838617) Benefits: - Enhances natural water ecosystem o Various types combats a monoculture - Cheaper and sustainable food supply o For livestock (veevoer) Decreases the need for deforestation o For humans - Descreases the magnitude of waves - Reduces the CO2/ increases the O2 in the water - Zee is better than in a basin o Natural nutrition supply Proposals - Floating robot o Solar panel o Lowering (anker-style) cutter o Hard to position, Drifts “Dijnst[dutch]” - Rover robot o Stable polypoid (crab-style) o Hard to cut above his head - Swimming robot o May become struck between the weed o Perfect mobility and can cut everywhere Combination of multiple robot’s for every seafruit a suitable robot. Tasks: General: i. Design robot ii. Build robot iii. Software -> control iv. Software-> navigation Week 2 presentation: Why? Provide a feasible feedback Users: Livestock farmers (veevoer), Foodbuyers Enterprise: Seafarmers Society: Reduces the shortage of food Research Wiki: cstwiki.wtb.tue.nl Talk: • Maritime Robotics [32C3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iouy-vnBYA8 Articles: - The Seas Will Save Us: How an Army of Ocean Farmers are Starting an Economic Revolution - Running a seaweed farm - Handbook Seaweed Cultivation