The Garbage Sea Sweeper
Disguised as a marine creature, this machine swims around the ocean gobbling up harmful waste to remove it from the ocean without disturbing other sea dwellers. Ingenious!
Keep scrolling to see the story of this amazing invention!
Invention Story
The net is inside the sea sweeper so you can't see it in the outside. The teeth crush the plastic for more room. It moves with its tail. It has cameras in its fins.
_1.jpg "Luiza log book 1")
_1.jpg "Luiza log book 1")
_1.jpg "Luiza log book 1c")
Luiza has been putting her inventor's log to good use telling us more about her idea and what she has found out through the challenge. We love this drawing of her enjoying the ocean from a boat!
Initial Sketch
I made a sketch based on Luiza's drawing and thinking about how I would build the Garbage Sea Sweeper. In this drawing you ...
3D print tests
I thought it would be good to start off the Garbage Sea Sweeper using a skeleton as an interior structure (armature). I ...
.jpg "Luiza log book 2")
We love this comic that Luiza has created of her Little Inventors experience!
3D print choice
I decided to use the articulating fish skeleton as the skeleton for the Garbage Sea Sweeper. I didn't make the model for ...
Modify the 3D Print
For my purposes, the 3D print needed to be modified. I removed the ridge around the eye using a dremel tool with a ...
Sketch Again
I finally got to meet Luiza on Zoom! Luiza lives in Saskatoon, SK and I live in Prince George, BC (but I am originally from ...
On a video call maker Twyla showed Luiza the initial work that had been done on the model of the Garbage Sea Sweeper and discussed how the rest would come together, getting Luiza's feedback on the final look and feel.
Eyes & Teeth
After my meeting with Luiza, I learned that the Garbage Sea Sweeper has metal teeth! I adjusted by painting the teeth copper ...
Attachments
I needed to permanently fix the two tail segments together and to create a tie down for the Garbage Sea Sweeper's net. I created ...
Painting Time!
I prepared the Garbage Sea Sweeper for painting by covering its eyes and teeth with tape. I hung the sharky-fish with a wire ...
Tape Peelin' & Touch Ups
I very carefully peeled off the tape covering the Garbage Sea Sweeper's eyes and teeth. I used a knife to cut ...
Sharky-Fish
The Garbage Sea Sweeper's body is ready to go! Now all it needs is a net. Within this work, I tried to capture how Luiza's ...
Net Time!
Initially I was going to create an entirely woven net, but I thought it might be interesting to incorporate some of the plastic ...
Garbage Sea Sweeper!
I wove the net of the Garbage Sea Sweeper using metal wire as well as nubs from the bottom of a plastic pop bottle. I ...
Luiza has started to think about what to invent next and we can't wait to see what this ingenious inventor comes up with next. Well done Luiza!
