Smart Waste Management and Landfill Fire Prediction powered by IoT and Robotics

Smart Waste Management and Landfill Fire Prediction powered by IoT and Robotics

The solution aims at smart waste management with the help of multi-robot systems, enabled by the Internet of Things. Applications include Landfills, Urban Waste Outlets, and Early Detection of Landfill Fires using various gas sensors

What inspired you to make this project?:
When I first visited the Pirana Landfill in Ahmedabad, India in January 2016, the state of landfill workers and ragpickers truly touched me. Furthermore, Landfill Fires have become an enormous problem in urban Indian cities because of large methane emissions and poor and unstructured waste management. With some brainstorming at Fablabs-CEPT, I came up with the idea of using multi-robot systems for recyclable waste material collection and early detection of landfill fires.

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