|
Chris Shaw
Editor |
Window cleaning drone scoops international award
29 May 2018
Oliver Nicholls, 19, of Sydney, Australia, has been awarded first place for designing and building a prototype of an autonomous robotic window cleaner for commercial buildings at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public and the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.
The competition featured nearly 1,800 young scientists selected from 420 affiliate fairs in 81 countries, regions and territories.
In essence, a flying drone-like device is tethered to the roof of a building and equipped with a powerful spray nozzle and rotating scrubbers.
The $2,300 device can withstand 28 mph winds and could replace traditional methods that can exceed $11,000 per cleaning and reduce injuries in this high-risk occupation.
Nicholls received the Gordon E. Moore Award of $75,000, named in honor of the Intel co-founder and fellow scientist.
- Roundtable debates to shed light on key cleaning challenges
- What the fork? Police searching for Windsor graffiti pest
- Warehouse blamed for rancid odour and infestation
- Hand hygiene for high capacity
- Pub chain scoops top prize
- Apprentices seen as better value than graduates
- Britons shun carpets in the bathroom, study shows
- New tool series winds side-to-side
- Workers at risk from unclean offices
- Faecal bacteria found in ice and drinks at leading pub chains
- No related articles listed
