Paradox Innovators builds an AI-powered robot that autonomously detects and collects plastic and non-biodegradable waste — no human involvement required.
- Autonomous
- Plastic capture
- Zero human input
Three things make the robot different from an organised cleanup drive.
It finds the waste itself
An onboard camera and an AI detection model pick out plastic and non-biodegradable objects from everything else in view.
It collects without being asked
Once something is identified, the robot drives to it, picks it up and stores it on board. No operator, no remote control.
It runs continuously
Taking people out of the loop lowers the cost of cleanup and lets it happen every day instead of only on cleanup days.
Pollution is not a distant threat. It is a daily reality.
No matter where we go, we cannot escape pollution — especially plastic and non-biodegradable waste that harms our ecosystem and never breaks down.
Read why we started0
tonnes of plastic waste are found around the earth each year
Figure cited by Team Paradox
Perceive, identify, approach, collect, continue — the robot runs this cycle on its own for as long as it has power.
Perceive
Continuous scanning
Identify
Object detection
Approach
Self-directed navigation
Collect
Pick and store
Continue
Repeat the loop
Cut stainless steel, four driven wheels and an exposed electronics bay — photographed on the floor it was built on.
A run on the workshop floor
Chassis and drive
Headlights and sensor head
Built by Paradox Innovators, a student team from Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College.
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Member 01
Sabit Hasan
Class 9 · 15 years old
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Member 02
Kashfiq Kamal Bhuiyan
Class 9 · 16 years old
Making our world a better place
Lower cost, higher efficiency and a cleaner environment — running on its own. If you want to work with us or just see the robot, we would like to hear from you.