 Fox on Tech. Two young entrepreneurs looking to clean up garbage from waterways like lakes, rivers, and harbors. Their solution? Autonomous trash robot boats. Clear Robotics was founded by two college graduates. They came up with ClearBot, the robo-boat that cruises through water and picks up floating debris using its open bow. Or, to non-boaters, its front is open like a mouth. The trash and debris is then stored in onboard storage bins.