Airicist
26th February 2016, 23:46
Developer - Volvo Group (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?10756)
Airicist
26th February 2016, 23:50
https://youtu.be/fNIV6Dcj29E
The ROAR project
Published on Feb 24, 2016
Students from three universities have collaborated with the Volvo Group and the waste recycling company, Renova. The result is a robot that automatically collects and empties refuse bins. A drone on the roof of the refuse truck scans the area and assists the robot to find the bins.
The ROAR project, Robot-based Autonomous Refuse handling, is a collaboration between the Volvo Group, Chalmers University of Technology, Mälardalen University, Penn State University in the US, and Renova.
Mälardalen University was responsible for designing the robot itself and Chalmers University of Technology developed the operating system for the robot and the drone. Penn State University developed a web based 3D interface that allows the driver in the cab to have an overview of all the systems and thus able to take control of the robot should it be necessary.
Airicist
17th May 2017, 23:20
https://youtu.be/ZSL2H9JBWbI
Volvo Trucks - Refuse handling like you've never seen it before (autonomous truck)
Published on May 16, 2017
Watch the self-driving refuse truck! Volvo Trucks and the Swedish waste management company Renova are testing how autonomous trucks can contribute to a safer, more efficient refuse handling and a better working environment.