{"id":5737,"date":"2020-01-07T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chksfm\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2020-01-07T12:02:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:02:18","slug":"dirty-deeds-finally-a-robot-for-dog-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chksfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2020\/01\/dirty-deeds-finally-a-robot-for-dog-dirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Deeds: Finally, A Robot For Dog Dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday we told you about a couple of new robots released at the\u00a0Consumer Electronics Show<\/a>\u00a0in Las Vegas.
\nHow about this one\u2026<\/p>\n

Picking up dog poop is probably the least enjoyable part of owning a dog. If you\u2019re tired of doing it yourself, now you can let a robot do the job.
\nA company called\u00a0Beetl Robotics<\/a>\u00a0has come up with a machine that does the whole messy job for you.<\/p>\n

How does it work? Well if you\u2019ve ever seen a Roomba in action, it\u2019s pretty much like that.
\nIt\u2019s a compact machine that looks like a small lawnmower and it works all on its own.
\nBeetl uses real-time image analysis to detect piles of poop in the grass. It then goes toward the poop, stops and uses a mechanical claw to pick it up.
\nYou can program the Beetl to stay only in your yard.
\nBeetl puts the scooped poop inside a disposable container that you can lift out and toss in the trash.<\/p>\n