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Protei: Open-source

Ocean-cleaningSailing Robots

Gabriella LevineOpen-H2O Director

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Savannah Ocean Exchange 2012

protei.org

Monday, October 1, 12

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Oil


Plastic


Radioactivity ?



Man-made problemscontrolled bynatural forces


Natural forcesto remediate

man-made problems


BP oil spill










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Evolution



THETrajectory & Stability


Maneuverability


Resistance & Turbulences


Absorb Environmental “Noise”


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Compartmentalized & Modular


Small and Robust


Open Hardwarefor the Ocean




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Competition => Collaboration

Product => Market


Open Hardware

Everyone is free to- Use- Modify - Distribute

In return one must- Credit “Protei”- Share improvements with community


Open Source Multi-Licensing


Open-H2O: the community developing

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Community-generated technologyMonday, October 1, 12



The Business Model


1. Profit

2. Technology

3. People

4. Environment

Business as usual priorities


1. Environment

2. People

3. Technology

4. Profit

Protei priorities


Assessing our impact


Products in Development


1m Remote Control


1m Arduino + Android


6m Manned


6m Unmanned


Protei 1m Remote Control


Market Capacity of the Products


Reaching Sustainability in 3 years











Protei: Open-source

Ocean-cleaningSailing Robots

[email protected]

protei.org


