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Next year, the Dutch city's Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) will start experimenting with an entire fleet of autonomous boats to haul people and goods while cleaning up the water. Obviously, using conventionally-designed boats to transport goods and people will be a major focus. Further, the Roboat fleet could track environmental conditions and comb the canals for waste, including the 12,000 bicycles that end up in the water every year. That extends to human waste, too, and testing it in the city's water systems could tip officials off to outbreaks of disease or other health trends, AMS' scientific director told The Verge.