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This 16-year-old built an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle that finds microplastics in water
Evan Budz, a 16-year-old, developed an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle to detect microplastics in water. His project won a $50,000 scholarship at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair after 15 field trials across Canadian water bodies.
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