Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Robot rowboat using AI will remove carpets made of Gomti hyacinth
By Basit Ansari
<p>The public might be able to view a sizable portion of the Gomti river that is clean and clear of hyacinths by next week. A "trash boat" created by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the Centre for Innovation Policy and Social Change (CIPSC), a nonprofit organisation (NPO), would initially do all the cleanup. The group has been enlisted by the Lucknow administration to clean the river as part of its "Smart City Project."</p>
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