The Hismar who was funded by the European Commission, can attach to a ship magnetically. It pressure washes the hull with the surrounding sea water and it sucks up debris and growths into a filter system that can process a huge amount of water, 150 liters of water per minute. The ship doesn’t have to be in dry dock to work either. The robot can work above and below the waterline while the ship is afloat.

Hismar offers an alternative to coating a hull in chemically treated paint to prevent marine growth. Since they now have a robot to do it, that can help keep chemicals out of the water. Another good reason for using Hismar is that if there is nothing on the hull of the ship that will reduce drag, which will also cut down on fuel prices. The robot would also keep ships coming from far away from bringing non indigenous species and ocean contaminates from one region to another.