Tezislər / Theses

THE 3
rd
 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS 
dedicated to the 99
th
anniversary of the National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev
100
ROBOTIC ARM FOR WASTE SORTING 
Bahruz Huseynov, Asgar Naghili, Azar Zeynalli 
Baku Higher Oil School
Baku, Azerbaijan 
[e-mail]
[e-mail] 
[e-mail] 
Supervisor: Aygul Musayeva
Keywords:
Waste segregation, Robotic arm, Arduino board, Sensor, Servo motor 
As the pollution in every part of the world increases, the countries get into 
panic to solve the problems occurred due to the garbage. So, it can be seen from 
the steps taken against the rise in the pollution that the countries try to define 
modern and efficient approaches against the issue. One of these methods is to 
inform people to throw their rubbish to the relevant type of the cans (paper, 
metal, glass, plastic and so on). Generally, our project is related to the waste 
segregation by using the robotic arm which we are planning it to choose and 
throw the garbage to its appropriate can automatically. 
The working principle of the project is related to the vision, motion and 
programmatic structure of the robot. Thus, the robot should work for dividing waste 
into dry and wet products and then waste is collected at its source in each area 
and separated. The way that waste is sorted must reflect local disposal systems. 
In recycling process, the following categories are common, paper, metal, plastic 
and so on, and we are planning robot to determine these categories, however if it 
is possible, we can add more categories and features to the project. Totally, the 
main aim of the project is to recognize different types of waste as sorted above 
using image processing and proximity sensors. Consequently, recognized wastes 
will be placed on its appropriate container. Process of placing waste will be 
accomplished using robotic arm which is designed using servo motors, Arduino 
board. Camera will be attached on the top part of the robotic arm for recognition. 
Codes will be written over Arduino software, but some additional software in terms 
of connection or additional features can be used. 
Finally, the approach has been used in prestigious universities and the 
output of the projects done in foreign countries is amazing, however we intend 
to enhance the logic behind the process by the help of new features, such as 
cost-efficiency, result accuracy and so on. 
References 
[1] S.R.S.R.P.P. Meena Ugale, “Importance of Waste Segregation using Waste Segregating 
Robot,” in 
IJERT
, 2021. 
[2] R.A.P.M.N.I.T.T.A.A.M.R.A.S.A.M.I.I.R.M.F.R. Sadia Zahin Diya1, “Developing an 
Intelligent Waste Sorting Systemwith Robotic Arm : A Step towards GreenEnvironment,” 
in 
International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Technology
, Dhaka, 2018. 
[3] Akanksha, M. Gupta and M. M. Tripathi, “Smart Robot for Collection and Segregation of 
Garbage,” in 
2021 International Conference on Innovative Practices in Technology and 
Management
, Noida, 2021.

---