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Applied Robotic - Model WaterBug -Remote Controlled Lake Weed Harvester
Effortlessly reclaim your waterfront with the WaterBug — the world’s first fully electric, remote-controlled lake weed harvester. Since its 2019 debut, this revolutionary machine has transformed aquatic management, with over 150 units operating in ponds, lakes, and rivers around the world. Now in its fourth generation, the WaterBug delivers proven technology for homeowners, contractors, and municipalities alike.
Quiet, eco-friendly, and easy to operate, it’s the smarter way to keep your shoreline clear. Take control of your waterfront today!
WaterBug is a modular aquatic cleanup machine designed for ponds, lake shores, channels, and other small bodies of water. The optional sickle, skimmer boom and brush attachments ensure optimal performance in all conditions.
42-in. sickle cutter for aquatic vegetation - an essential part of the WaterBug unless you plan to skim only.
These expand the intake width to a 7 ft. funnel making skimming easier - good for algae, duckweed, floating debris/vegetation, etc.
Brush attachment used for algae, duckweed, and other "sticky" weeds that may not easily fall off the intake belt on their own. Mounts on top of intake conveyor.
- Quiet - no gas engine or hydraulics.
- Environmentally friendly - no chemicals, just mechanical cutting and collecting.
- Compact - 5 ft. wide x 10 ft. long can operate in < 1 ft. of water with over 10 cu. ft. of weed storage!
- Easy to use - "tank" drive paddles for easy operation, live camera feed - harvest from comfort of your chair!
- Flexible operations - cut, skim, collect, auto-dump.
- Effective - proven technology, in-use all around the world.
- Low maintenance - electric motors, aluminum frame, one li-ion battery.
- Cut, skim, & collect - all in one machine
- One person operation
- Remote controlled with live camera feed & operator viewing screen
- 1,000 feet line of sight range
- Bidirectional and variable speed intake conveyor
- Cutting width: 42inches
- Cutting depth: 28 inches
- Harvesting width: 34 inches
- Machine weight: approximately 375 lbs.
- Rated payload capacity: 500 lbs. / 11 cu. ft.
- Polycarbonate bunk sides provide easy visual on fill level
- 24v battery, 4+ hr. run time, easily swappable
- Li-ion battery with bluetooth fuel gauge
- Includes 15 amp charger with 3.5 hour charge time
- Aluminum frame
- Operates in < 6" of water depth
- Two paddle wheels each with independent high torque electric motor
- "Harvest mode" paddle wheel setting which sets paddles to fixed speed
- Fold-able for easy storage and transportation
- Includes custom low-speed aluminum trailer with ball hitch - for ATV/UTV/golf cart, not street legal
- Optional attachments: sickle-cutters, tractor wheels, and skimmer booms