Volvo exposes a demonstration movie that actually moves the "Automatic Rubbish Collection Robot Development Plan" ROAR "

A series of systems in which the drone flew to discover the route to the trash can and the communicating collection robot automatically collects the trash box placed at the eaves "The ROAR(RoBot-basedAUtonomousREfuse) project. It is a development plan collaborating with three universities and the Volvo group, and we release a demonstration in the movie in which garbage collection is completed fully automatically by prototypes.
Bot-based Autonomous Refuse) ". It is a development plan collaborating with three universities and the Volvo group, and we release a demonstration in the movie in which garbage collection is completed fully automatically by prototypes.

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You can see how the garbage collection robot is actually moving in the following movie.

The ROAR project - YouTube


A garbage collecting robot machine with a wheel loaded behind a garbage truck. This is a project by Chalmers University of Technology, Mälardalen University, Pennsylvania State University and the Volvo Group.


When the garbage collection car stops at the collection point, the drone flies from its roof.


Scan the drone with the camera around


When it finds the trash bin, it transmits the route to the destination to the garbage collection robot.


If there are obstacles on the route ...


The garbage collection robot automatically detects the object and moves to a new route without obstacles. Recovery robots are GPSLIDAR (rider)It is said that they are equipped with sensors such as cameras and cameras.


Arriving, the arm will stretch to the trash can ... ...


It was loaded automatically.


Continue to return to the truck and set the trash can at the back. Then the truck lifts up the trash can and empties the trash can and it is a system that can collect garbage automatically.


In addition, although the driver is just sitting, collection of garbage is finished, but you can check the back of the truck from the driver's seat with the camera.


Depending on the situation outside, you can stop the robot by pushing the button, as well as having the function to automatically stop when a passerby enters the red line, ensuring safety.