Autonomous trash collector robot with wireless charging system in a campus environment

Abstract

This work presents the design and implementation of an autonomous trash collector VEX Clawbot attached with a loading bin that is controlled by Arduino microcontroller. Features of the robot include GSM and GPS modules for localization and status update, as well as automatic wireless charging from solar power source. The robot prototype travelled an entire path of 3.5m, with an average time 30 sec, where a waste segregator is located at the end of the path. Average time to pick up each type of trash and place in backside loading bin is 20 seconds with an 80% accuracy.