Autonomous Garbage Collector Robot

Abstract

The world today faces major garbage crisis- the product of rapid economic growth, overcrowding, poor urban planning, corrosive corruption and political dysfunction. The present tried and tested methods of garbage collection have so far been proven ineffective. And the world today is looking at smarter ways of overcoming the garbage collection problem. This paper presents the Garbage Collector robot for foot path using Arduino microcontroller. The robot is built on a metallic base of size 50x40 cm which is powered by battery of 12V, 7.5Ah. The robot movement is controlled by programming the Arduino. The robot is designed to collect Garbage at foot path, public places (parks, schools and colleges), mostly cemented paths and beach. The robot cannot be used on muddy surfaces. The robot is built in such a way that, when it is started it will move on the path defined in the program. When it encounters the obstacle, depending on the conditions applied in the program the bot proceeds with further motion and then robot picks up the garbage.