Specialists from the Moscow Aviation Institute have developed an innovative system that automates the process of street cleaning in residential areas and business centers. The goal of the project is to completely eliminate the need for human involvement in cleaning and replace their labor with automated mechanisms.
This is a comprehensive system consisting of a group of drones, a server, and a charging station. The ultimate goal of the project is the widespread implementation of the development to completely replace human labor with machine labor, which will reduce personnel costs and increase the quality of maintaining cleanliness by continuously cleaning the surface from contaminants such as snow, foliage, dirt, debris, and dust.
The specialists aim to use the system for commercial purposes: to maintain cleanliness on the streets of residential complexes, business centers, and other facilities. The prototype has already demonstrated its effectiveness during test trials. Full-scale testing is planned to begin in the near future.
Currently, the specialists have completely finished creating an improved tracked robot, which consists of three components.
A body equipped with mounted cleaning equipment is attached to the tracks. In the upper part of the body, there is a control unit, and in the future, it is planned to install a control system based on artificial intelligence.
The robot is also equipped with lidars for recognizing objects at a distance, sensors for measuring various parameters, day and night vision cameras, and a communication module.
The drone receives energy from a lithium-ion battery, which can provide operation for 5–10 hours. More than 80% of the parts of the cleaning robot, including its external body, were created using 3D printing and made of plastic.
To date, our development is a unique solution on the global market. We are creating a flexible system capable of autonomously coordinating the work of an entire group of cleaners.
In the process, the system analyzes information received from each robot and creates a holistic view of the degree of contamination of the territory and the location of the cleaning machines. The system then optimizes the operation of the entire group in real time.
If necessary, the system can adjust the route or send the robot for additional cleaning in the area where the first trip did not bring the expected result.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that NSTU NETI developed a robot manipulator designed for Russian schools. It will be an excellent assistant in conducting laboratory work in chemistry and physics. Thanks to four degrees of freedom, the robot has high mobility and smooth movements. This allows it to easily perform basic operations for moving and capturing objects.
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