Italy it seems has found a new revolutionary way of keeping its streets clean and tidy by employing a new fleet of cleaning crew that is comprised entirely of autonomous robots. These awesome machines are programmed for one a single purpose, and that is to take the trash off the streets.
The trash collecting robots are part of the $3.9 million DustBot research program that has saw the light if the day in Peccioli, which is municipal town in the Province of Pisa, Italy. Along with collecting the trash off the streets, the machines involved in the DustBot program also employ sensors that then monitor the toxic pollutants in the air, such as sulfur oxide, benzene, ozone, and nitrogen oxide.
Apart from being able to collect trash and measure atmospheric toxins, the DustBot program has also enabled the robots with a more personal touch, wherein these machines will be able to identify the residents in their circle of operations, with the help of a personal ID number that will be allocated to each resident. They would also be able to categorize the trash they collect according to organic, recyclable, or waste.
DustBot trash sweeping robots are electric powered thus being absolutely environment friendly and due to their size, they are able to navigate across the streets and corners, where the cumbersome and humongous trash trucks aren’t able to reach.
Via Gajitz.
Posted by Rajeev Saxena on November 22, 2009 in Computers & Robotics, Sci + Tech · 1 Comment
It’s a good idea, if it does not affect the people who actually do this job. That they can find a job replacing this one. I mean that in creating the DustBot the people who actually do this job can have better jobs, more challenging ones, that can open up more opportunities for us, and leave this job, without offense not so meaningful job to robots. The other problem is, i truly hope somebody in italy doesn’t try to take the robot home.