Founded by roboticist, environmentalists and scientists, Robots in Service of the Environment (RISE) is a non-profit organization focused on developing robot technology to solve environmental problems. Established in the fall of 2015, the non-profit's first project is to develop an undersea robot to slow the destruction caused by the lionfish, an invasive species that is drastically reducing biodiversity and coral reef health in all warm waters of the western Atlantic. By combining technology development with mass manufacturing techniques, RISE offers a unique set of capabilities to solve some of the world's most challenging environmental problems on a massive scale.