With the advancement of artificial intelligence, robotic technologies are starting to develop and become widespread. We are now seeing robots being used in many different areas. It would not be wrong to say that we will soon see them in our homes.

Now a study has been conducted that shows how well this technology can be used. Researchers, A robot whose four legs function as a vacuum cleaner developed.

Developed to collect cigarette butts

We have often seen videos of four-legged robot dogs. However, this is the first time we see them used in such a functional way. In the project carried out by scientists from Italy: “VEROThis robot named ” It can pick up waste with suction sections mounted on each leg..

Cigarette butts pose a great risk to both the environment and the oceans. They are also often found in public areas such as beaches. Of course, it is very difficult to clean such places manually. The aim of the researchers is to find a solution to this situation.

VERO is designed to search and clean up waste in different terrains. It can detect waste and collect small objects easily. An operator determines an area where this robot will drive. VERO also indoors neural network and cameras With his help, he navigates through the area, identifies the waste and collects it with his four legs, which act as a vacuum cleaner. There is a funnel on top where the waste is transported.

In the tests performed, the robot could not pick up every piece of waste, but 90% success rate achieved. This means a serious amount of cigarette butts. In addition, it not only performed experiments on beaches, but also on land types where other robots cannot go and showed that it can be used anywhere.

We can easily say that the study is promising for the future. In this period where waste is a serious risk, VERO-style robots can be very useful. Who knows, in the future we might see similar robots developed to clean up all kinds of waste, not just cigarette butts.