Aquabot Project with Altitude Thinking
City of Glasgow College has supported Altitude Thinking Ltd. with the development of the Aquabot, a water quality monitoring platform using digital sensor technology with an IoT based approach. Altitude Thinking was founded by City of Glasgow College electrical engineering graduate Dale Colley.
Through funding from Interface and the Innovation Centre for Sensing, Imaging & the Internet of Things (CENSIS) we have supported Dale during the development of a proof of concept prototype and are now close to finishing work on our model that will be released onto the market.
The Aquabot is based on a range of sensor technologies and has successfully been used in initial field trials to provide a better understanding of what is happening within our rivers and canals. It has clear and positive benefits for the environment.
Using a multi-parameter sensor that can be readily adapted on-demand, this device could measure everything from oxygen levels, pH levels, and turbidity, to chemical or biological compounds in the water. It offers a fantastic opportunity to radically alter how environmental conditions are monitored in Scotland.
This is the college’s first research project to be funded by a Scottish Innovation Centre and it provides a great opportunity to contribute to the development of technology that will ultimately lead to a cleaner and safer environment.
Find out more about the Aquabot project.
If you would like further information contact:
- Dale Colley - Altitude Thinking.
- Linus Reichenbach - Project Manager for Innovation & STEM.
