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SandRo, a Robot for Beach Waste Cleanup

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European Robotics Forum 2024 (ERF 2024)

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Small and large waste on beaches represents a challenge to protect the natural environment. Autonomous robots can provide valuable support in addressing such a compelling environmental issue. This work presents SandRo, an off-road mobile manipulator developed as part of a multi-robot system to automate detecting, collecting, and sorting waste on beaches. The implementation and the on-field results obtained are presented and discussed for the real-world case studies investigated in the BIOBLU project framework, demonstrating the feasibility and effectiveness of our solution.

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G. Muscato, C. Spampinato, G. Sutera and F. Cancelliere acknowledge financial support from PNRR MUR project PE0000013-FAIR. D. C. Guastella acknowledges support by the project PON R&I REACT-EU.

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Cancelliere, F., Reitano, L., Guastella, D.C., Sutera, G., Spampinato, C., Muscato, G. (2024). SandRo, a Robot for Beach Waste Cleanup. In: Secchi, C., Marconi, L. (eds) European Robotics Forum 2024. ERF 2024. Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76424-0_48

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