Introduction and Project Summary

Garbage is everywhere. In a world where people throw away their trash and recyclables non discriminately into the same containers we set out to sort the recyclables from the rest. SortBot exists to automate the monotonous task of sorting trash in the trash disposal facilities handled by humans. We intend to have a 3-axis gantry system with an end effector that uses suction to grab ahold of trash and them transport the selected item into its corresponding trash bin.