NOW, A ROBOT THAT COLLECTS GARBAGE FROM YOUR DOORSTEP
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From: usenet on 4 Jul 2010 20:57 Now, a robot that collects garbage from your doorstep! PTI The Pioneer Monday, July 5, 2010 London - In what could solve the problem of garbage collection, European scientists have developed an intelligent robot that will come to your door and collect rubbish when called. The human-sized robot, called DustCart, that balances on a Segway base and can navigate itself to stop outside your door on demand. Researchers who developed the robot said it is safe to use on the streets and can solve a very real problem for waste authorities across Europe. Professor Paolo Dario, from the Sant'Anna School in Pisa, who coordinated the EU-funded DustBot project, said: "We've taken the very best and most advanced robotics components to build DustCart which solves a very real problem for waste authorities across Europe. "Yes, it is a bin on wheels -- there's the drawer in which you place your bag of rubbish or recycling, but there's a lot more to the robot than that," he was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. The robot is able to guide itself around narrow streets The robot is mounted with cameras and other sensors so it can 'see' where it is going. It scans the path ahead and processes the information to avoid stationary objects. It also picks out moving objects like pedestrians or bikes ad quickly computes their trajectory and alters its course to avoid a collision. The visual images are also relayed to a control centre where human operators can check everything working properly and are able to intervene if necessary. DustCart uses a clever triangulation system to navigate its way to a resident's home by interacting with wireless networks. The network can pinpoint the robot, calculate optimal routes between pick-ups, and communicate this information to the robot, the report said. http://dailypioneer.com/267054/Now-a-robot-that-collects-garbage-from-your-doorstep!.html More at: http://www.dailypioneer.com Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi Om Shanti o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post may not have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely not be read, considered or answered if it does not contain your full legal name, current e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number. o Posted for information and discussion. Views expressed by others are not necessarily those of the poster who may or may not have read the article. FAIR USE NOTICE: This article may contain copyrighted material the use of which may or may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democratic, scientific, social, and cultural, etc., issues. It is believed that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If you wish to use copyrighted material from this article for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Since newsgroup posts are being removed by forgery by one or more net terrorists, this post may be reposted several times.
From: Cwatters on 5 Jul 2010 03:49 <usenet(a)mantra.com and/or www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj)> wrote in message news:20100704Ndm1i31bBsXmvTEOfcso9m0(a)AGG8D... > "Yes, it is a bin on wheels -- there's the drawer in which you place > your bag of rubbish or recycling, So you have to be there when/if it arrives? >DustCart uses a clever triangulation system to navigate its way to >a resident's home by interacting with wireless networks. What fun for hackers...lets send all 300 to Freds house :-)
From: Ben Newsam on 7 Jul 2010 09:30 On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:49:14 +0100, "Cwatters" <colin.wattersNOSPAM(a)TurnersOakNOSPAM.plus.com> wrote: > ><usenet(a)mantra.com and/or www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj)> wrote in >message news:20100704Ndm1i31bBsXmvTEOfcso9m0(a)AGG8D... > >> "Yes, it is a bin on wheels -- there's the drawer in which you place >> your bag of rubbish or recycling, > >So you have to be there when/if it arrives? > >>DustCart uses a clever triangulation system to navigate its way to >>a resident's home by interacting with wireless networks. > >What fun for hackers...lets send all 300 to Freds house :-) I bet it can't cope with snow. In fact I bet they haven't even tested it in pouring rain.
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