Researchers in Italy have developed a four-legged answer to the problem of cigarette butts on their local beaches.
VERO is a robot dog that uses AI to identify cigarette butts on the ground and suck them up with vacuum cleaner attachments on each foot.
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Researchers in Italy have developed a four-legged answer to the problem of cigarette butts on their local beaches.
VERO is a robot dog that uses AI to identify cigarette butts on the ground and suck them up with vacuum cleaner attachments on each foot.
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