webfact Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Student praised for garbage-sorting robot after international award By The Nation The Association of Thai Innovation and Invention Promotion on Monday congratulated Pathom 6 student Thanakorn Jan-aran of Bangkok’s Wat Pichaiyat School on his garbage-sorting robot that bagged the third-place award at the International Youth Robot Competition 2019 held in Daejeon, South Korea, from August 1 to 4. Welcoming Thanakorn, his fellow Thai youth representatives and accompanying teachers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, association president Phanawatnan Kaimart granted Thanakorno membership in the association, which would be valid throughout his youth. He praised Thanakorn’s award-winning robot as a useful invention to tackle increasing garbage – an issue that "affects people and the environment". He also noted that this award on an international stage showed the world how talented Thai youths are, and called for a variety of robots "to help work by human to become more effective and precise". Concerning the issue of garbage, he said people should be aware and participate in sorting garbage before disposal so recycleable items could be reused and various types of waste could be easily managed and properly disposed. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374258 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 Now I don't want to discourage youth (and others) from innovation - innovation is great! But I don't see any robot in that press photo. What's a robot? "(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically." Has he developed a human-like robot to sort rubbish? And if so, why does it have to resemble a human? I suspect that he has developed equipment that can sort rubbish, possibly using electro-magnetism to remove metals such as steel or iron from the rubbish. Or perhaps equipment that sorts rubbish according to weight or size or some other property of the matter. In which case, nothing new here ...... Kudos for his development work. But black marks for the Thai press for trying to paint a picture that is not true. I'm happy to stand corrected if I can be shown a photo and details of this robot. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, simon43 said: Now I don't want to discourage youth (and others) from innovation - innovation is great! But I don't see any robot in that press photo. What's a robot? "(especially in science fiction) a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically." Has he developed a human-like robot to sort rubbish? And if so, why does it have to resemble a human? I suspect that he has developed equipment that can sort rubbish, possibly using electro-magnetism to remove metals such as steel or iron from the rubbish. Or perhaps equipment that sorts rubbish according to weight or size or some other property of the matter. In which case, nothing new here ...... Kudos for his development work. But black marks for the Thai press for trying to paint a picture that is not true. I'm happy to stand corrected if I can be shown a photo and details of this robot. I'm pleased you posted this. I too was thinking exactly the same thing about the lack of details and (unusually) a missing photo of the equipment - whatever it may be. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Now if only the humans could get the plastic issue sorted..Kudos young man Edited August 5, 2019 by mok199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legend49 Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, mok199 said: Now if only the humans could get the plastic issue sorted..Kudos young man Now he needs to develop a robot that picks up discarded rubbish. Need about 68 million robots for that project. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, mok199 said: Now if only the humans could get the plastic issue sorted..Kudos young man I know it sounds like I'm pouring cold water on his invention, but as we haven't seen/read any details of it, giving him kudos does seem rather premature, don't you think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 No pictures of the robot, because It accidentally killed 3 people at the airport. So security had to arrest it. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 It was set on "destroy opponents" so it wentfor foreigners.... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: No pictures of the robot, because It accidentally killed 3 people at the airport. So security had to arrest it. It was later deported on the grounds of sorting rubbish without a work permit. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: It was set on "destroy opponents" so it wentfor foreigners.... It ignored the PM's command to 'order fairness', and went to the default 'Thainess' setting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ianezy0 Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 Student praised for garbage-sorting robot after international award Maybe I can decipher the headline for you all, it should have read as follows: A student named Robert was appraised for being sort of rubbish! You just gotta read between the lines. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I pre-sort my rubbish into recyclables and the rest. The garbage men dump both bags willy-nilly into the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inactiveposter Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I visited the website - https://www.iyrc.org/ It’s a game competition, rather than a scientific effort, a good entry into robotics but not a real world solution at this time. However, congratulations on placing well in the competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeVonderBearz Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 All sorted rubbish will then be burnt, as soon as the rains stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, inactiveposter said: I visited the website - https://www.iyrc.org/ It’s a game competition, rather than a scientific effort, a good entry into robotics but not a real world solution at this time. However, congratulations on placing well in the competition. Thanks for posting the info. As you say, it's more a game than anything else. This is the 'recycling' video clip: Edited August 6, 2019 by bluesofa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 5 hours ago, simon43 said: But I don't see any robot in that press photo. What's a robot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 5 hours ago, simon43 said: But I don't see any robot in that press photo. What's a robot? He dressed up his granny in tin foil and threatened to club her if she didn't play along. He even added an electric extension to make her look the part and it actually zaps her if she disobeys him.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 did he write code and logic with visual sensors to ID various objects? of course not. anyway keep up the good work kid, it's tough being smart in this country where you are surrounded by copy and paste people like your teachers. https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/341251/the-best-robot-vacuums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiniMan Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Very nice! where is the robot? Why did they invent something that is commercially available for the past 5 years and used by many nations? Seems like they reinvented the wheel! What a waste of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, bluesofa said: I'm pleased you posted this. I too was thinking exactly the same thing about the lack of details and (unusually) a missing photo of the equipment - whatever it may be. looked at iyrc.info about the competition on the 2nd and 3rd of August, and did not find anything but this link: that is related to this story. Kindly note the hands obviously using a remote control on the left of the screen during the first 20 seconds. not a robot, but nevertheless for a young kid a nice effort. Edited August 6, 2019 by KKr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) My receptionist and housekeeper collect and seperate all things, paper, cardboard, bottles (both pastic and glass) then store them then sell everything once a month to the local bicyclepeddling man who has a regular route around my place. Little goes out to the city garbage collectors because they are trying to help a very poor person and want to make a difference. No sense inventing a robot as that has been done. Also, his comment about showing the world how inventive Thai youths are - based on one "invention" (or is it an innovation - something we may never know due to the lack of evidence to support the claim) - when there are so many who do nothing. 'nuf sed. Edited August 6, 2019 by wotsdermatter added more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, KKr said: looked at iyrc.info about the competition on the 2nd and 3rd of August, and did not find anything but this link: that is related to this story. Kindly note the hands obviously using a remote control on the left of the screen during the first 20 seconds. not a robot, but nevertheless for a young kid a nice effort. It's an excellent example of misrepresentation, "over claiming" and lies. Which seems very much in line with the ethos of the society into which this child is being inducted. Not the kids fault obviously. Edited August 6, 2019 by Enoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 6 hours ago, mikebell said: I pre-sort my rubbish into recyclables and the rest. The garbage men dump both bags willy-nilly into the truck. Then you can be our own TV robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 10 hours ago, simon43 said: I'm happy to stand corrected if I can be shown a photo and details of this robot. I would like to see that robot at work, untill that video is published i don't believe it at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Youlike said: 10 hours ago, simon43 said: I'm happy to stand corrected if I can be shown a photo and details of this robot. I would like to see that robot at work, untill that video is published i don't believe it at all! The video has been published more than one post above. It's not a real product, it's a game competition using small model robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 11 hours ago, webfact said: He also noted that this award on an international stage showed the world how talented Thai youths are, and called for a variety of robots "to help work by human to become more effective and precise" Quite right too .. Thai Robonurse's are here already .. Soon Thailand will be a leader in this sort of field .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 14 hours ago, simon43 said: What's a robot? Ages ago I was dating a girl from South Africa. She told me a robot just changed to green when the traffic light changed. Must be some Stepford Wives thing going on down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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