Every Dog Owner Needs a Smart Robotic Laser Guiding Them to Poop That Needs Picked Up

To avoid the hassle of scooping immediately after letting their dog outside for a potty break, and to ensure that future clean ups don't miss any deposits, the smart system created by Caleb Olson uses a laser to guide them.

The idea for the robotic laser-guided poop pickup system was born from another system that used artificial intelligence to detect when their pet pooped in their backyard.

Using a live feed from a security camera, Olsen was able to collect a series of images of their dog pooping that they then used to train an artificial intelligence model called DeepLabCut that was able to recognize specific poses in animals. In this case, the pose is made when the dog is in the backyard. It's not as easy to round up all the poop after a deposit is made because the model highlighted the spot in the backyard with a red circle on the live feed from the security camera.

The addition of a bright green laser attached to a robotic arm made it easier to point out the red circles on the security camera live feed. The system will project a green dot on the ground in front of them to help them locate the robot. The system moves on to the next pile, and then on to the next one, and then on to the next one, and then on to the next one, and then on to the next one, and then on to the next one, and then on to the next one, and

It may seem like an over-indulgent use of technology, but any dog owner who accidentally discovers a missed pile of backyard poop by stepping on it would disagree. It is useful for a backyard. Imagine if every public park in the country had a warning system like this.