Do you hate scraping algae and crud off your aquarium glass? Do you also wish you had a little robot that could take video of your aquarium whenever you wanted? You may be in for a treat in the very near future.
I actually saw an ad for Moai on Facebook today, and it looks really interesting. Basically, the Moai is a robot algae scraper. Even cooler, there’s a built in wi-fi video camera that will capture the awesomeness that is your aquarium at 1080p
The device uses ultrasound to map out the surface of your glass so it actually gets all the spots. Unlike me, I always find I missed a huge chunk when I’m done cleaning the glass.
Since it’s web connected you can gawk at your tank anywhere you want. Pretty cool, right?
There are a few things to think about, however. First is this isn’t something you can go out and buy. It’s supposed to be a kickstarter project, but I’ve been unable to find the project.
That also means there’s no guarantee this device will leave the world of neat concept videos for store shelves. There is a link to sign up for notification at MoaiDevices.com.
And then, there’s the second issue. Price. While no pricing is out yet, I did see that early adopters can save 100 dollars. That means the actual product will cost multiple hundred dollars.
Still, I’m quite interested to see how this gizmo pans out.
And to my new friends at Moai Devices, I’ll be happy to write an unbiased review if you wanna slip me an early release model.
Until then, I’ll drool over the videos on the Moai site.