Manta-Bots: The Silent Guardians of the Reef

Traditional nets destroy ecosystems. CEUNY’s Manta-Bots are soft-bodied autonomous robots that 'in... we are redefining the verticality of ocean research.

Traditional nets destroy ecosystems. CEUNY’s Manta-Bots are soft-bodied autonomous robots that 'inhale' microplastics while gliding through coral reefs. They mimic the movement of manta rays to avoid scaring fish. Once full, they return to a mothership where the plastic is upcycled into 3D-printing filament for coastal housing.

"The ocean is not a barrier; it is a medium for a new kind of human intelligence. At CEUNY, we don't just study water—we study the future of the species."

The research presented here is just the surface layer. Our deep-net sensors continue to feed real-time data to our hubs in Tokyo and Geneva, ensuring that every molecular shift in the deep ocean is accounted for in our planetary models.