{"id":17711,"date":"2024-07-22T10:23:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T10:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=17711"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:48:33","slug":"vero-the-vacuum-robot-dog-revolutionizing-beach-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/vero-the-vacuum-robot-dog-revolutionizing-beach-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"VERO the Vacuum Robot Dog: Revolutionizing Beach Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) are gearing up to deploy a four-legged electric robot named VERI to clean cigarette butts from a beach in Genoa. Developed by the Dynamic Legged Systems unit at IIT Genoa, this innovative platform features a vacuum system attached to its feet specifically designed for this cleaning task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robot dog picks up trash on the beach with its vacuum-sealed feet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VERO-the-Vacuum-Robot-Dog-Revolutionizing-Beach-Cleaning-.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VERO-the-Vacuum-Robot-Dog-Revolutionizing-Beach-Cleaning-.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VERO-the-Vacuum-Robot-Dog-Revolutionizing-Beach-Cleaning--300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VERO-the-Vacuum-Robot-Dog-Revolutionizing-Beach-Cleaning--390x220.webp 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VERO-the-Vacuum-Robot-Dog-Revolutionizing-Beach-Cleaning--150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"179708-paragraph-0\">Developed in the laboratories at IIT, the robot, named VERO (Vacuum Cleaner Equipped Robot), features a vacuum attached to its back that extends through hoses along its legs to each foot. Using this setup, the robot can strategically interact with objects on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, an operator defines the cleaning area for VERO, after which the robot operates autonomously. It plans an efficient path to cover the entire designated area, employing built-in cameras and a neural network to detect and collect cigarette butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enhance its capabilities, VERO utilizes an additional Intel RealSense depth camera mounted on its chassis. Tests conducted in diverse environments have demonstrated an impressive success rate of approximately 90% in collecting cigarette butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This innovative approach marks a significant advancement, as it integrates the robot&#8217;s legs for both mobility and functional tasks concurrently\u2014a departure from other robots that temporarily repurpose their limbs for specific actions like door opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"179708-paragraph-5\">Researchers are exploring numerous potential applications for VERO, including weed spraying in agricultural fields, infrastructure crack inspections, and precise placement of nails and rivets during construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"179708-paragraph-5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a>You may also like this content<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<p id=\"179708-paragraph-5\"><br><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) are gearing up to deploy a four-legged electric robot named VERI to clean cigarette butts from a beach in Genoa. Developed by the Dynamic Legged Systems unit at IIT Genoa, this innovative platform features a vacuum system attached to its feet specifically designed for this cleaning task. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[332],"tags":[335],"class_list":["post-17711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-information","tag-ai-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17711"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40741,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17711\/revisions\/40741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}