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A group of engineers in China has made throwing garbage fun and even a bit competitive. The team at HTX Studio has designed smart robot trash cans that can move on their own and catch flying trash ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — ORCA is a small trash-collecting robot that two students from Pride Elementary School in New Tampa are hoping will turn into the next big thing. Best friends Aris Isaac and ...

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WPRI) — Fairhaven has taken a big step to ensure better water quality along its coastline by unveiling a new autonomous trash-collecting robot. The device, known as “Jellyfishbot,” ...

A few years ago, Rebecca Hu-Thrams and her business partner, Areeb Malik, rented an attic from an ad on Craigslist to test out their robots using artificial technology. Fast forward and their company, ...