Project Description: As you know, recycling is a very important issue for the future of our planet. There are various methods for reusing recyclable materials.
The most important aspect of recycling is the proper separation of these materials. Therefore, there are special collection areas for recyclable waste. However, there are some problems with these collection areas.
The main problem of our project is that recyclable waste is not being properly separated. In our observations, we noticed that people do not separate recyclable waste correctly in social areas. We saw that plastic or glass waste was thrown into bins meant for paper. Similar situations were observed in other bins as well.
We started working on how we could solve this problem. We came up with various ideas. The most logical one was to develop a lid mechanism that opens only when the correct waste is detected and stays closed otherwise.
For this, we used artificial intelligence support. We trained the AI with a data package containing nearly 6000 images. We also continued training using real objects.
For the hardware, we used servo motors, an Arduino board, and a computer. With the signals given by the program coded in Pictoblox, the lid opens at 90 degrees and closes again at the end of the process.
For the software, we used Pictoblox. We added the AI extension and the control board extension. We used datasets to train the AI. During the software development stage, we paid attention to using as few blocks as possible to ensure the program runs stably.
The boxes we used in our project can later be scaled up and developed with more durable materials.
This is the link to our project's internet site. https://sibicoders.silivribilsem.com/
Project Theme: Climate Action and Responsible Consumption
Project Category: AI and ML Projects, Hardware Projects
