There are barista robots, construction robots, surgeon robots, and eldercare robots. And now another group of robots using 5G technology has entered the scene: river-cleaning robots. Weston Robot, a Singaporean company that develops robotic solutions, designed and produced the robots. The 5G cleaning robots replaced gas-powered boatsBefore the robots, people operating gas-fueled boats cleaned the waterways around Marina Bay. The IMDA said the robots, which run on a battery charge, can reduce carbon emissions by about 80% compared to the boats.

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Persons: —, they're, Singapore's, Yanliang Zhang, Weston Robot, Zhang, IMDA Organizations: Service, Weston Robot, Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore's Ministry of Communications, Information, Weston, National University of Singapore, LTE Locations: Singapore, Marina Bay, Marina