A pilotless vehicle, the BeBot, cleans litter on Detroit’s beaches, becoming part of a growing tech ecosystem. Mobile robots are also used for removing snow, cutting grass, collecting food waste, and providing charging stations for city buses. The focus on robotics and tech innovation reflects Detroit's manufacturing legacy. Additional robotic initiatives include the Penny Pickup for composting food scraps and a remote-controlled machine for highway grass cutting. Entrepreneurs are testing an EV charger on wheels, reducing charging accessibility issues for electric vehicles.
The machine is a BeBot litter robot, and it and other mobile bots have become increasingly common signs in Motown, according to Crain's Detroit Business, as they clear beaches of litter and do other important tasks such as removing snow from streets, cut grass next to highways, pick up food waste, and even provide on-demand charging to city shuttle buses wherever they may be located.
The automotive industry, and Detroit in particular, has a deep history of building things to make the world move. Today, we are seeing those skillsets grow in the field of robotics and other emerging technologies aimed at improving core city services.
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