Years after the introduction of separate waste collection, people still too often do not take care of separating waste, or simply does not understand which bins the different materials go into.
A bit like calculators that meet people with less and less computing capacity, many startups try to overcome our problems by creating technologies that can separate waste for us. One of these is called AMP Robotics and has built robotic systems (collectors and conveyor belts) on a large scale.
And for those who want to separate the waste from themselves?
CleanRobotics works on a more widespread solution: a robotic waste “bin” equipped with artificial intelligence. Its disposal point, the company says, is already capable of recognizing and separating waste with more than 90% accuracy. It is not perfect, but it is certainly far superior to that of human beings.
“The rules for separating waste are ambiguous, and consumers are often so confused that their recycling accuracy is less than random, leading to highly contaminated recyclables,” the CEO said Charles Yhap in a statement. “Our system improves the separation of materials, increasing recycling and reducing waste.”
How does TrashBot work?
Thanks to the artificial intelligence and machine learning with which it is equipped, the waste sorter continuously collects data to improve the sorting process. “The trash can of the future doesn't stop there,” CleanRobotics emphasizes. And thanks to cloud connectivity, the TrashBot army will only get smarter over time.
With easily imaginable “collateral” consequences. One above all: no current market survey will ever be as effective as those that will derive from the data on waste thrown away. Companies will know exactly and in real time, from systems like TrashBot, when and how much their products are liked, bought, consumed.
The smart robot will be able to separate waste, and obviously rummage through the things we throw away. Garbage, never like now, is gold.
