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BeachBot Is a Robot That Picks Up Cigarette Butts From the Beach
The Star (Malaysia) ^
| Friday, 30 Jul 2021
Posted on 07/29/2021 6:40:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Were you aware that cigarette butts are the category of waste that is least disposed of? Every year, no fewer than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are found in the wilds, even they can take up to 14 years to decompose... It’s enough to make you see red.
To fight against this plague, Dutch engineers working with Delft University of Technology have invented the BeachBot, an autonomous robot capable of picking up cigarette butts from the ground.
Tired of seeing their children find cigarette butts on beaches, Edwin Bos and Martijn Lukaart, Dutch engineers from TechTics, set out to create the BeachBot, an autonomous robot whose sensors have the ability to identify cigarette butts on beaches.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cigarette; cigarettebutts; netherlands; robot
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To: nickcarraway
Guess that’s better than calling it ButtBot.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:42:16 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Trump won.)
To: nickcarraway
Every year, no fewer than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are found in the wilds Someone has too much time on their hands.
To: Ken H
If they called it that, it would be working extra shifts in Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
To: nickcarraway
Can i get one to deploy on my neighbors adjoining yard?
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:47:11 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Ken H
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:47:22 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.)
The cigarette filter truly is the world’s stupidest invention.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:47:32 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Ken H
San Francisco would probably buy a few of those if they named them that.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:48:02 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Bobalu
There used to be a job for rich/royalty folks called the “groomer of the stool”
And its not about cleaning a barstool
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:49:16 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: nickcarraway
The electronic beach baby.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:50:48 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:52:21 PM PDT
by
NetAddicted
( Just looking)
To: nickcarraway
I knew almost immediately that I would never re-enlist after the Sarge put me on Police Detail in the Motor Pool about every day for a year.
I will never in my life again pick up a cigarette butt, and I made that personal vow to myself well over 40 years ago.
It was especially infuriating to me because I have never smoked a cigarette in my entire life.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:52:56 PM PDT
by
Radix
(Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents.)
To: Secret Agent Man
Imagine the karma.. to wind up as “groomer of the stool”
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:53:36 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.)
To: NetAddicted
The ocean destroys beaches and people put sand there to rebuild.
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posted on
07/29/2021 6:56:50 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
To: nickcarraway
Now if it would only dump them back in the owners’ pockets...
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posted on
07/29/2021 7:08:19 PM PDT
by
castlebrew
(Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
To: nickcarraway
What are cigarette filters made of anyway? I thought they were cotton and paper. Maybe they use some kind of Styrofoam or something these days.
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posted on
07/29/2021 7:15:30 PM PDT
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: nickcarraway
A robot that goes to the beach and grabs butts all day?
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posted on
07/29/2021 7:31:05 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
To: Secret Agent Man
They are banned in Houston. The mayor made it clear he would not tolerate a robot brothel. Strictly old school I guess.
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posted on
07/29/2021 7:32:19 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
To: nickcarraway
Ban filtered Cigarettes,
so simple even I can think of it.
Maybe California can lead the way by requiring that the length of filters be cut down each year with them being totally eliminated by the year 2030
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posted on
07/29/2021 7:39:10 PM PDT
by
algore
( )
To: nickcarraway
Would be better if they picked up used needles from the beach.
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