A trash collector robot coming to life soon

gizmowatch.com - 3/6/2009

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Evolution of robots, rather robotics as a whole has been widespread, touching upon all aspects of life. Leaving nothing half-baked, we have robots introduced in almost all walks of human existence – at cases assisting and at few legs guided to failure. Under work thus, to keep-up with the ...

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Trash Collector Robot (TCR2009) Version Test 1.0

— roboticdnt4qut2.wordpress.com — Project Concept: Cleaning and Collecting Project Name: Trash Collector Robot (TCR-2009) Project Version: Test 1.0 Manufacture Date: 4 March 2009 Objectives: Collecting trash on floor. Keep the trash without falling back to floor Project Overview ... (more) Trash Collector Robot (TCR2009) Version Test 1.0

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TCR-2009 trash 'bot could be Wall-E's first ancestor
DVICE Atom Feed — ... conveyor will be rotating to move the ball up… Then, the robot will wait until it hear any sound before stop the conveyor motor.It's unclear exactly what the sound sensor is listening for, but it has to do with stopping the belts. In the end, it's kind of like a Roomba for city streets. Simple, sure, but the Trash Collector Robot could be an early step toward a street-cleaning robot that will be commonplace in the future. Trash Collector Robot, via Gizmo Watch

This Trash Collecting Robot Isn't Quite Earth's Lovable Savior, but Close [Robots]
Gizmodo — ... ultrasonic sensors, it can search far and wide for any loose pieces of garbage, then, using a dual pair of conveyor belts, pick the rubbish up and deposit it into its back. A sound sensor is used to issue voice commands and a light sensor is used to detect colors. Right now, the bot is only able to classify red-colored balls as trash and blue-colored balls (heh) as not trash. Simplistic, sure. But like I said, the road to the future happens in baby steps. [TCR-2009 via Gizmo Watch via Dvice] ...