The idea of the Stump Destroyer is to efficiently and discretely clear stumps out of the bottom of the LSU lakes. The design of the project is based on a triangle. The triangle has two treads on the sides. In between the two treads is the body. Attached to the body are two arms with four spinning saw blades between them

This project exists to aid in the cleaning up of the LSU lakes. The LSU lakes are incredibly unhealthy and need to be cleaned. In order to get the lakes to a healthier state, the lakes need to be dredged. The lakes, however, cannot be dredged currently because there are so many large cypress stumps on the floor of the lakes that are in the way. The Stump Destroyer would clear the stumps out and allow the lakes to be dredged easier. 

This project is for GEC Engineering Consultants. They have an extensive master plan for cleaning up the LSU lakes, and our project could play a role in that. The bot could be brought out to the lakes for a few hours at a time. Someone would pilot the robot remotely, using cameras and sensors to find stumps. Once a stump is located, the pilot will lower the robots two blade arms. The blades, rotating at high speeds, will grind up the stumps.  One concern is that the bot may not be big enough for the massive stumps. Our bot's technology, however, could be adapted to the Marsh Master. The Marsh Master is incredible at navigating the terrain of the LSU lakes. It can easily navigate the flocculent layer. An attachment could be made for the Marsh Master that grinds the stumps up, like our robot.