Most Recent Inventions: The Smart Trashcan

One of the most recent inventions that I’ve discovered is the smart trashcan. It is a neat little device, in the form of a trashcan, which helps you discard your trash by moving to catch your litter when you toss it. This advanced device uses a Kinect sensor to help calculate the trajectory of thrown trash and then tells the trashcan where it needs to be to catch the litter. The smart trashcan uses three separate wheels with individual motors on the same axel to quickly move and is also designed with a low centre of gravity to prevent it from tipping over. Although this invention currently only has a 10-20% success rate, creator Minoru Kurata is determined to update the trajectory calculation programming and upgrade the sensor to raise the success rate. He hopes to one day patent this invention and sell the idea to companies. Here is a link to a Youtube video where you can learn more and watch the smart trashcan do its thing: Smart Trashcan catches trash. Although one of the most recent inventions, I believe this has the potential to be found in every home in North America. Would you buy this invention if it were available? Why or why not?