Abstract: A device for retrieving objects floating on the surface of a body of water by remote control thereof including a housing portion including a pair of forwardly extending spaced-apart pontoon members streamlined in shape and a housing member extending therebetween, a forwardly projecting scoop pivotally mounted on the housing member and extending forwardly therefrom between the pontoon members and movable between a raised and a lowered position, a drive circuit operatively connected to the scoop to produce movements thereof, a propulsion motor with a propeller mounted on the housing portion in position extending therefrom to below the surface of the body of water supporting the device, a steering mechanism and associated drive motor therefor mounted extending from the body portion to adjacent the propeller, a radio receiver device and associated control circuits including a source of energy located in the housing portion, said control circuits including mechanisms for controlling the energizing and the directio