Floating Debris Scooper Robot

Rapid population growth, Urbanization and Industrialization has resulted in increased production of solid and plastic waste. With ever-growing population and insufficient infrastructure for garbage disposal and recycling, water bodies are becoming the disposal place for the garbage. Accumulation of floating garbage on water surface leads to clogged drains, water stagnation and act as breeding ground for the diseases. This not does only effect the water ecosystem but the whole surrounding environment. Traditional cleanup methods are often expensive, labor intensive, time consuming and insufficient compare to the rising scale of pollution. In response to these problems, a Floating Debris Scooper Robot can be seen as a reliable solution. To collect the plastic pollution, semi-manual plastic and garbage collecting vessels are being deployed however they are feasible for large amount of waste accumulation and rivers and lakes with large surface area. Though no technology is compared to the awareness among the people and a strong garbage disposal and recycling infrastructure. This paper studies the current status of Floating Debris Scooper Robotics, synthesizing evidence to determine their practicality, viability, and future trajectory. The study shows that these technologies are evolving from simple, remote-controlled devices to complex, data-driven systems capable of autonomous navigation, real-time waste sorting, and integration with larger metropolitan infrastructure. Despite ongoing obstacles such as power endurance, bycatch, and the constraints of surface-only collecting, the long-term economic rationale for automation remains compelling. The report emphasizes the importance of these systems as a scalable and effective solution for catching pollution at major entrance sites, as well as suggesting future research areas to remove existing barriers and fully realize their promise. “Floating Waste Scooper Robot” deals the above problem by giving a reliable solution. This project focuses on designing a robot which is able to operate with high stability in water, catamaran hull design is used for stability. Conveyor belt is used to collect the trash which is drive by motors, the collected trash is stored in a bin mounted on robot. The power supply is given through the battery which can additionally be charged through solar panel. The robot is remotely controlled through the web app interface and connection is established through Wi-Fi. Additional sensors and parameters include GPS location, Weight measurement, IMU sensor, TDS sensor which ensures the ease of operation.