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ABOUT TRASHBOT

 The first launched trashbot was by CLEAN

ROBOTICS in 15 Nov 2016.
 World’s first “smart” waste bin; automatically
sorts recyclables from everyday trash.
 It’s a combination of next-generation robotics,
advanced sensor technology, and the AI that
helps in-
 Categorizing unwanted materials.
 In auditing waste generation.
 And wirelessly updating itself.
PROBLEMS
 Overflowing garbage bins/waste causes soil and water pollution.
 Bin labels are not being followed correctly.
 The open containers are proving to be a breeding place for germs;
causing diseases.
 Direct handling of overflowing waste exposes for health risks
 The traffic congestion due to slow moving vehicles like trash pickup
truck.
 Hence, huge sum of money is wasted.
PARTS
 single opening for all trash
 open chamber
 cameras and sensors
 Three dumping bins
 mechanical flap system- single recycle
chamber or multi
WORKING
 Garbage; thrown into the TrashBot with single opening.
 Cameras and sensors quickly analyse the type of discarded item.
 It categorizes the data into; type of garbage
quantity of each type of garbage
respective waste disposal method
 The item is weighed on a Teflon-coated plastic shelf; drains the excess
liquid
 Clean Robotics software will decided whether the item is destined for the
landfill or recycling facility
 IOT based trashcan will automatically and continuously update the status
of the trashcan to the Municipality.
 The municipality workers get the notification and they can remove the
garbage.
PROCESS FLOW
IMAGE PROCESSING IN TRASHBOT
 Image of the trash is captured by the RBG camera
 Once the food is recognized, it is compared with the database. A database
consists of pre-loaded nutrition information about various food items.
Therefore along with the weight of the food and the type of the food,
 Sent to the processor.
 Processor transmits the image to a unit which is trained using an
algorithm.
 The processing unit identifies the image of the garbage, classifies it into its
respective category and transmits the data back to the processor.
 Processor then guides the mechanical device.
INPUT
To distinguish between different kinds of inorganic waste.
For eg: program to identify a plastic bottle.
PROCESS FLOW

INPUT IMAGE FROM CAMERA

SEGMENTATION

FEATURE
EXTRACTION COLOUR SIZE TEXTURE
FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE

CLASSIFICATION
 1.SEGMENTATION
 GREY SCALE CONVERTION :RGB image in the trashcanis converted to
grayscale by OpenCV,
 Then BINARIZATION
I. This stage removes the unnecessary features from the image.
II. The image of the waste is represented by means of the area of the
object.

RGB image grayscale image binarized image

FEATURE EXTRACTION

 The objective of feature extraction process is to represent the raw image in its
reduced and compact form
 It allows the CNN to detect features/objects even if it does not look exactly
like the images in it's training period.
 Even if the same waste is turned, if it is not centered, or its size is different,
 FEATURE EXTRACTION
 Image preprocessing: image resizing,
filtering, getting silhouette image and region
properties measurement for the bottle’s
image.

 Bounding box image algorithm:

I. histogram of intensity feature values was
extracted from the silhouette of gray level
image
II. Minimisation of background and maximisation
of object is done.

 Then the object is segmented and the

region of interest is further analysed.
3. CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM:

 Evaluates compares each piece of trash

with its knowledge base.

 k-NN (K Nearest NEIGHBOUR) classifier;

classifies a new item by searching for its k
nearest trained items.

Classification of a defective
bottle
OUTPUT
 After the classification, TrashBot scans and tells the robotic
arm where to dump it using various sensors.
 It tells the difference between recyclables and landfill
waste.
TYPES OF SENSOR USED

1.OBSTACLE SENSOR SYSTEM-

 Location- Above the lid.
 The lid can’t be open mistakenly when walking
nearby.
 Once the lid is open, the Obstacle Sensor system
knows if anyone is still in the sensor zone, so the
lid won’t close before the action is finished.
 Sensor system ensure lid open/close time is right.

2. INFRARED SENSOR :It does infrared imaging to

easily identify if the product is metal or non metal and
degradable or not.

3. DEPTH SENSOR: It gives the 3D image of the

product.
2.WEIGHT SENSOR SYSTEM-
 Helps in keeping tracks- (recyclable material
and landfill waste on a daily/weekly).
 It’s a basis for accurate waste auditing.
 Weighs the amount of food wasted

3.SELF DRIVING TECHNOLOGY

 TrashBot’s mode of transportation-movement
system.
 It uses differential steering system
 four geared motors with one on each wheel.
 motors top speed-3.89 km/h.
 ability to tackle all types of terrain.
 it helps the trashbot to drive itself to fill the
municipal vans.
FEATURES

 It weighs the food and calculates the money wasted.

 It separates the material with accurate precision; 81% sorting rate
 The robot swallows garbage at the rate of around three seconds
per item.
 Continuously learns to recognize new types of trash.
 Gives information about its disposal system.
 They also provide notifications when the receptacles are full,
helping to improve collection efficiencies.
ADVANTAGES
 It performs intelligent compaction of waste by monitoring fill level in
real-time using sensors.
 Dynamic routing
 Infrastructure and cost reduction
 reduces manpower requirements to handle the garbage collection
process.
 Helps in CO2 reduction & improve cleanliness.
 Easy to install and maintain.
WHERE IT CAN BE USED?
Due to the great capacity, TrashBot can be deployed at :
 airports, airplanes, malls, stadiums, universities, office buildings that
handle large quantities of garbage.
 highly populated urban areas, for eg Japan; heavily investing in efficient
garbage disposal mechanisms.

:airport
DISADVANTAGE

 Trashbot can only dispense one piece of garbage at a time.

 Multiple pieces could confuse the robot into dispensing the
material into the wrong bin.
 partial segregating units can be used to meet this purpose
FUTURE SCOPE
 It will have LEDs to confirm to users whether an item is
recyclable or not.
 Displaying feedback on the monitor
 An optional monitor can be integrated for advertisement and
corporate communication.
 Instead of the regular camera, computer vision on steroids
can be used
 Floating trashbot that cleaned up trash from the river.