Design of an Automatic Trash Can Wheel Robot with Bluetooth Navigation Control Through Smartphone Application

Abstract

Environmental cleanliness is an important aspect that must be maintained, especially in this modern era. The use of appropriate technology can help increase awareness of cleanliness, one of which is by developing automatic trash cans. This research designs and builds a mobile robot in the form of an automatic trash can that can be controlled via an Arduino Uno microcontroller using Bluetooth and controlled via a smartphone application. This research designs a mobile robot in the form of an automatic trash can that can be controlled via an Arduino Uno microcontroller with Bluetooth and a smartphone application. The system receives navigation commands from the app and uses ultrasonic sensors to detect objects in front of the trash can. The microcontroller processes the command and sensor data to drive the DC motor and servo motor. The servo motor opens and closes the trash can lid automatically when an object is detected at a certain distance. The test results show that this robot can move according to instructions from a smartphone and successfully open and close the trash can lid automatically when detecting objects.