Robot garbage truck

Showed this to a Japanese friend, who said, "this is in the United States?" Indeed it is! While in Japan robots are used for auto manufacturing, here our robot overlords are starting with simple trash collection. The company that operates the service is Waste Management, which won the contract in our city based on a trial in one neighborhood and the claim that it will save lots of money, thanks to reduced manpower needs. However, what the city of Newton failed to take into account is the fact that the barrels are extremely heavy. Many local senior citizens are already complaining, and I can only imagine what it will be like when we have three-foot-high snowbanks and we have to wrangle these monsters to the curb.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• robot
• trash
• collection
• garbage
• truck
• waste
• management
• recycling

[randommike2012]

0:18 fail it grabbed the wrong place

[KennysTrucks]

Awesome angle! Like and Fav!

[j7fighter]

im not criticizing Australia but we have capped internet and is 5 times more expensive then other countries. We don't even have optic fiber yet which is coming out in the next 8 years.

Internet speeds in China is up to 100mb whilst in Australia we will be lucky to get 5mb.

Mobiles phones and other electronics are at least 2-5 years behind Asia.

I know because i travel.

[j7fighter]

not everything just garbage collection we are ahead lol which is pointless.. we are far behind in technology and fashion. Our internet sucks badly compared to every other place except africa.

[GayBoyRunning]

@j7fighter he is right As also Australia has been 2step ahead with everythink ...

[lahluv]

its not a robot. its automated refuse collection which means the driver operates the truck with controlls without having to dump the trash or watever he is collectio manually

[JaccobDalton]

DANG!!! He took his anger out on that can LOL

[j7fighter]

err lol we had automated garbage collection in australia since 12 years ago.