Yangcheon-gu Installs 'Artificial Intelligence Recycling Resource Collection Robot'

Three AI Resource Collection Robots Installed in Mok 3-dong Smart Urban Regeneration Project Area... Installation and Operation Scheduled from February Next Year to Encourage Voluntary Participation in Recycling Separation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is providing services by installing three ‘AI Recycling Resource Collection Robots’ in the Mok 3-dong smart urban regeneration project area.

This installation of the ‘AI Recycling Resource Collection Robots’ is a project promoted after being selected in May for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s public contest project, the Living Proximity Urban Regeneration Smart Technology Support Project.

According to the district, 80% of recyclable waste is mixed with general waste during the sorting process and is incinerated or landfilled, resulting in a recycling rate that is significantly lower than the separation rate.

Therefore, they decided to improve the residential environment in the urban regeneration area by raising awareness of proper recycling separation and encouraging voluntary participation in recycling.

The ‘AI Recycling Resource Collection Robot’ is equipped with a visual recognition function to identify cans and PET bottles, separating cans and PETs while rejecting other input materials. Up to 50 cans or PET bottles can be inserted per person. Each PET bottle earns 5 points, and each can earns 7 points. When more than 2,000 points are accumulated, they can be converted to cash at a rate of 1 point per 1 KRW on the ‘Superbin’ website.

The district plans to install a total of three robots: two at the Mok 3-dong Community Service Center and one at the Kkaebi Market Customer Support Center, with operations starting in February next year. The recyclable resources collected through the robots will be collected by the district.

In addition to the smart recycling project, five smart technology support projects will be applied to the Mok 3-dong urban regeneration area by May next year, including the Kkaebi Market Smart Safe Walking System, a non-face-to-face 24-hour unmanned smart library, a safe school route project, and the establishment of a smart one-stop home repair platform.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “We expect that rewarding residents with a small amount of points convertible to cash for practicing proper recycling separation will encourage voluntary participation in recycling,” adding, “We will continue to create a highly perceptible smart urban environment by utilizing advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.”

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