March 1, 2016
JOBS WHITE PEOPLE WON'T DO:
Could drone-guided robots replace refuse collectors? (Samuel Gibbs, 29 February 2016, The Guardian)
The Robot-based Autonomous Refuse (Roar) handling system is the product of Volvo's collaboration with Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and Mälardalen University, Penn State University in the US, and recycling company Renova.The system is intended to remove the need for a bin lorry driver to exit the vehicle to pick up refuse.
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 1, 2016 3:02 PM