Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a refuse vehicle. The refuse vehicle includes a body, a grabber assembly coupled to the body and including an actuator, a sensor coupled to at least one of the body or the grabber assembly to generate sensor data indicative of a position of a refuse container, a user interface, and a control system communicably coupled to the sensor and the user interface. The control system may determine, based on the sensor data, an operation of the grabber assembly corresponding to at least one of the refuse container or an obstacle proximate to the refuse container, present, via the user interface, an indicator of the operation including a request for an operator acknowledgement of the operation, receive the operator acknowledgement of the operation, and operate, responsive to receiving the operator acknowledgement, the actuator of the grabber assembly to complete the operation.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes: a chassis supporting a plurality of tractive elements; a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment; a sensor coupled to the body assembly and configured to generate scan data of refuse material associated with the refuse compartment; a contamination level indicator including a scale indicator; and a controller communicably coupled to the sensor and the contamination level indicator. The controller is configured to: receive the scan data from the sensor; determine a level of contamination of an object within the refuse material based on the scan data; and transmit a signal indicative of the level of contamination to the contamination level indicator to cause the scale indicator to present the level of contamination.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle can include one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits can detect a presence of a waste receptacle within a range of the refuse vehicle, cause a user interface to be displayed, monitor one or more changes to a position of the waste receptacle with respect to at least a portion of a lift apparatus of the refuse vehicle, and update a graphical element to provide a visual indication which indicates that at least the portion of the lift apparatus is aligned with the waste receptacle.

Abstract: A refuse collection system is provided. The refuse collection system includes refuse collection drones and a service manager. The refuse collection drones are configured to retrieve refuse from a customer and deposit the refuse in a refuse depot. The service manager includes processing circuitry. The processing configured to obtain refuse production data associated with the customer. The processing circuitry is further configured to create, based on the refuse production data, a model of refuse collection requirements of the customer. The processing circuitry is further configured to predict, based on the model, a predicted collection date and time at which the customer will next require refuse collection. The processing circuitry is further configured to dispatch at least one of the refuse collection drones to collect refuse from the customer based on the predicted collection date and time.

Abstract: A refuse collection system includes a refuse collection drone, a depot, and an unloader. The refuse collection drone includes a chassis and a bin selectably coupled with the chassis. The depot includes a container. The unloader includes an implement and a lift assembly. The implement is configured to removably couple with the bin of the refuse collection drone. The lift assembly is configured to raise and lower the implement to empty contents of the bin into the container.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refuse collection system. The refuse collection system includes a sensor positioned at a customer home, where the sensor is configured to measure an amount of refuse at the customer home. The refuse collection system further includes a refuse collection drone configured to pick up refuse at the customer home. The refuse collection system further includes processing circuitry communicably coupled to the sensor and the refuse collection drone. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicating the amount of refuse at the customer home, compare the amount of refuse to a threshold refuse limit for the customer home, and send a signal to the refuse collection drone to drive to the customer home and pick up the refuse based on comparing the amount of refuse at the customer home to the threshold refuse limit.

Abstract: A refuse depot for a plurality of refuse collection robots includes a chassis, a container defining a storage volume for refuse, a refuse actuator configured to perform an unloading operation to empty refuse from a refuse collection robot into the storage volume of the container, and a depot awareness system. The depot awareness system includes a plurality of sensors positioned around a perimeter of the refuse depot, where the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a presence of an intruder at the refuse depot. The depot awareness system further includes processing circuitry communicably coupled to the plurality of sensors, where the processing circuitry is configured to control an operation of the refuse depot in response to detecting the presence of the intruder at the refuse depot.

Abstract: A refuse collection robot includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, and a motor coupled to the chassis and the tractive element configured to drive the tractive element to propel the refuse collection robot. The refuse collection robot includes a refuse container coupled to the chassis defining a storage volume. The refuse collection robot includes an implement assembly coupled to the chassis. The implement assembly is configured to grasp and load a garbage bag into the storage volume of the refuse container without piercing the garbage bag. The refuse collection robot includes a controller operatively coupled to the motor and the implement assembly. The controller is configured to operate the motor and the implement assembly to transport to, grasp, and load the garbage bag into the storage volume.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle may include a body defining a pair of refuse compartments including an isolation compartment and a storage compartment. The refuse vehicle may include a conveyor configured to direct refuse material into one of the pair of refuse compartments. The refuse vehicle may include an actuator configured to selectively redirect the refuse material from the conveyor to the isolation compartment. The refuse vehicle may include one or more sensors. The refuse vehicle may include processing circuitry configured to operate the actuator in a first direction to direct the refuse material to the storage compartment, determine, based on the sensor data, a presence of an object on the conveyor that should be directed to the isolation compartment, and operate the actuator in a second direction to redirect the object from the conveyor to the isolation compartment.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, and a body coupled to the chassis. The refuse vehicle further includes a grabber assembly coupled to the body, where the grabber assembly is configured to engage a refuse container, and a contaminant detection system. The contaminant detection system includes a detection device coupled to the grabber assembly, where the detection device configured to create scan data of refuse material contained within the refuse container, and a controller communicably coupled to the detection device. The controller includes one or more processors communicably coupled to a memory, with the memory storing identifiers corresponding to a presence of a contaminant within the refuse material. The controller is configured to generate a scan of the refuse material based on the scan data, and determine, based on the scan data and the identifiers, the presence of a contaminant within the refuse material.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle may include a chassis, a body, a contaminant sensor, a conveyor, a contaminant separating mechanism, and a controller. The body is supported by the chassis and defines a refuse compartment and a containment volume. The contaminant sensor is disposed within the refuse compartment. The conveyor is disposed within the refuse compartment and configured to convey refuse material past the contaminant sensor. The contaminant separating mechanism is configured to selectively direct refuse material into the containment volume. The controller is configured to receive sensor data from the contaminant sensor. The controller is also configured to determine a presence of a contaminant within the refuse material based on the sensor data. The controller is also configured to actuate the contaminant separating mechanism in response to the presence of the contaminant to direct the refuse material containing the contaminant into the containment volume.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, a tailgate assembly, and a lift system. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a primary refuse compartment. The tailgate assembly is rotatably coupled to the body assembly at a rear end of the refuse vehicle. The lift system is coupled to the tailgate assembly and includes a side-loading arm and an actuation mechanism. The side-loading arm is configured to engage a refuse container and move between a plurality of positions laterally away from the tailgate assembly. The actuation mechanism is configured to control movement of the side-loading arm.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle can include a camera and one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits can detect a movement of the refuse vehicle, receive image data that includes a waste receptacle, determine a position of the waste receptacle relative to the refuse vehicle based on the image data, and generate a user interface that includes a visual indication of the position of the waste receptacle relative to the refuse vehicle.

Abstract: In various examples there is an information retrieval system which has a memory storing an index of items, each item having one or more features of a plurality of features. The index includes, for each item, an indication of the features of that item; and is configured at least according to the features. The memory stores a plurality of questions about the features of the items. The information retrieval system has a question selector that selects at least one of the questions on the basis of at least an expected information gain of the question with respect to the items. A search component searches the index using answers to the selected questions received from a user.

Abstract: In various examples there is an information retrieval system which has a memory storing an index of items, each item having one or more features of a plurality of features. The index includes, for each item, an indication of the features of that item; and is configured at least according to the features. The memory stores a plurality of questions about the features of the items. The information retrieval system has a question selector that selects at least one of the questions on the basis of at least an expected information gain of the question with respect to the items. A search component searches the index using answers to the selected questions received from a user.