RamuDroid Original Innovation

Innovator

Altanai Bisht

Summary

RamuDroid is an autonomous outdoor garbage-collecting robotics innovation developed from 2014 to present, spanning multiple hardware and software generations. The project combines robotics, computer vision, IoT communication, and renewable power design to detect and collect litter in outdoor/public environments.

Innovation Scope

• Hardware/software co-design across multiple robot versions
• Computer vision evolution from classical models to CNN-based detection
• Solar and battery hybrid power strategies
• Remote and near-edge control with streaming-based monitoring

Evidence Highlights

• Open-source repository with architecture and implementation modules:
  • https://github.com/altanai/Ramudroid
• Public technical writing and project logs:
  • https://telecom.altanai.com/tag/ramudroid/
  • https://devpost.com/software/ramudroid-g37oar
  • https://medium.com/ramudroid
  • https://hackaday.io/project/11201-ramudroid
  • https://hackaday.io/project/173801-surajdroid

Version Evolution

Version	Timeline	Highlights
v1.0	2016	Initial frame, remote movement, manual brush control
v3.0	2017	Camera streaming and web dashboard support
v5.0	2018	Improved mechanics and sensor integration
v6.5	2019	Better autonomous routing and garbage detection refinements
v7.0 (Surajdroid)	2020	Solar integration, autonomous triggers, obstacle avoidance
v8.0+	2021 onward	Improved CNN-based models and operational autonomy

Technical Highlights

• Raspberry Pi + Arduino split architecture for high/low-level control
• CV-triggered cleaning behavior to optimize energy usage
• Sensor fusion: camera, ultrasonic, IR, weight sensing
• Multi-network strategy: WiFi, BLE, LTE/4G (generation dependent)
• WebRTC/real-time media channels for remote observation

Gallery

Archive Source Note

This page consolidates information from the project repository and the author’s archived materials in:

• G:\My Drive\Ramudroid
• G:\My Drive\VISA H1B O1 EB1\EB1\Original work\Robot_Ramudroid