RMIT 'Electric Dolphin' robot removes oil spills

Thursday, 12 March, 2026

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins.

This video shows the ‘Electric Dolphin’ mini bot successfully skimming oil in a tank of water and collecting it into its onboard collection chamber.

Learn more about the minibot here.

Video supplied by RMIT University.

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