iTrash: Incentivized Token Rewards for Automated Sorting and Handling

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Hauptverfasser: Ortega, Pablo, Ferrer, Eduardo Castelló
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author Ortega, Pablo
Ferrer, Eduardo Castelló
author_facet Ortega, Pablo
Ferrer, Eduardo Castelló
contents As robotic systems (RS) become more autonomous, they are becoming increasingly used in small spaces and offices to automate tasks such as cleaning, infrastructure maintenance, or resource management. In this paper, we propose iTrash, an intelligent trashcan that aims to improve recycling rates in small office spaces. For that, we ran a 5 day experiment and found that iTrash can produce an efficiency increase of more than 30% compared to traditional trashcans. The findings derived from this work, point to the fact that using iTrash not only increase recyclying rates, but also provides valuable data such as users behaviour or bin usage patterns, which cannot be taken from a normal trashcan. This information can be used to predict and optimize some tasks in these spaces. Finally, we explored the potential of using blockchain technology to create economic incentives for recycling, following a Save-as-you-Throw (SAYT) model.
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spellingShingle iTrash: Incentivized Token Rewards for Automated Sorting and Handling
Ortega, Pablo
Ferrer, Eduardo Castelló
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technologies
I.2.9; I.2.10
As robotic systems (RS) become more autonomous, they are becoming increasingly used in small spaces and offices to automate tasks such as cleaning, infrastructure maintenance, or resource management. In this paper, we propose iTrash, an intelligent trashcan that aims to improve recycling rates in small office spaces. For that, we ran a 5 day experiment and found that iTrash can produce an efficiency increase of more than 30% compared to traditional trashcans. The findings derived from this work, point to the fact that using iTrash not only increase recyclying rates, but also provides valuable data such as users behaviour or bin usage patterns, which cannot be taken from a normal trashcan. This information can be used to predict and optimize some tasks in these spaces. Finally, we explored the potential of using blockchain technology to create economic incentives for recycling, following a Save-as-you-Throw (SAYT) model.
title iTrash: Incentivized Token Rewards for Automated Sorting and Handling
topic Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technologies
I.2.9; I.2.10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.18161