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How it works

A cleaner beach, lane by lane.

Scout-Bot is a semi-autonomous robot that uses intelligent perception to find targeted waste and collect it selectively, while leaving the natural beach as it is.

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Targets man-made wasteLeaves nature in placeRecords each run
Scout-Bot: a tracked robot towing a covered waste collection module
Scout-BotConcept render

How a beach gets cleaned

Scroll through the five stages, or select one. The view on the right follows along.

  1. 1Plan

    Plan the zone

    The stretch of beach to clean is marked out and divided into lanes. The robot plans its path through them.

  2. 2Drive

    Drive lane by lane

    Scout-Bot follows its lanes across the sand on a tracked platform designed for soft ground, with an operator supervising.

  3. 3Detect

    Look before it acts

    Intelligent perception assesses every object ahead and tells targeted waste apart from shells, seaweed and stones.

  4. 4Collect

    Collect selectively

    Only targeted waste goes into the collection module. Natural material is left exactly where it was.

  5. 5Report

    Return and report

    When the zone is done, the robot heads back to its dock and the run is logged: where it went and what it collected.

Step 1 of 5Plan the zone

Zone A complete

Targeted waste collected0
Natural items left in place0
Zone covered100%
Targeted wasteNatural, left in placeCleaned

What it collects. What it leaves.

Selective cleaning means the beach keeps the things that belong to it.

Collected

Targeted, man-made waste

  • Plastic bottles
  • Bottle caps
  • Food wrappers
  • Plastic bags
  • Straws
  • Net fragments
Left in place

The natural beach

  • Shells
  • Seaweed
  • Driftwood
  • Stones
  • Marine life
  • Sand

Examples are illustrative. The waste targeted at each site is discussed with partners.

The machine

Three parts, designed together. Select one to see what it does.

Scout-Bot render with selectable parts

From one robot to a fleet.

Larger beaches are shared between several robots, each working its own zone.

  1. 01One robotA single Scout-Bot cleans its zone, lane by lane.
  2. 02A coordinated fleetSeveral robots share a beach, each with its own zone and dock.
  3. 03One viewA planned dashboard shows every unit's position, status and battery.
Fleet liveBeach A / Zones 1-3
Preview
CleanedWaste detectedDock
Coverage0%
Collected0
Active3/3

Interface preview with sample data. Select a unit to follow it.

System overview

Detailed figures are shared with partners.

In active development
PlatformTracked, multi-terrain, designed for sand
OperationSemi-autonomous, with adaptive driving assist
NavigationROS-based path planning
PerceptionComputer vision with deep neural networks
CollectionSelective collection of targeted waste
MonitoringFleet dashboard with cleaning records
Delivery modelRobotics-as-a-Service, including CSR-oriented deployments

Interested in a deployment?

We are working with early partners on pilots and CSR-oriented deployments.

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