Sandy the robot keeps beaches clean
Marie Donlon | October 23, 2023A beach-cleaning robot has been developed by Italy-based startup Carbonium.
The aptly named Sandy is an autonomous and environmentally friendly robot that traverses beaches in search of trash.
Source: Carbonium
According to its developers, the robot cleans the coast, thereby protecting local ecosystems while avoiding obstacles. Further, the autonomous robot can remove garbage deeply ingrained in the sand.
Carbonium explains that Sandy uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to sift through sand, separating garbage from shells and pebbles, but leaving everything natural in its place.
Sandy recently made its debut at the Maker Faire Rome 2023.
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That toy wouldn't last 5 minutes on the beach...
This looks more like a senior capstone project to stick "AI" on something. Looks far too small to be useful.
The "Zamboni's" of the beach.
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