Use local rules to sort waste from photos

Have Gemini check local recycling rules online, identify items in a photo, and assign each one to compost, recycling, or trash.

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What they did
A developer used Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 as the reasoning layer for a robot-style sorting task. The model searched the web for local waste guidance, recognized the objects in view, and mapped each item to a bin before passing the plan to a vision-language-action model or custom functions that would move the objects. In the demo, it also explained its choices and pointed at each item.
How it went
The post showed a rendered animation of a spatial sorting plan with text and pointers mixed in. It did not report end-to-end sorting accuracy, and the model was still in preview.
Tips
Treat the model’s safety features as only one layer of protection. Real deployments still need emergency stop controls, collision avoidance, and a fresh risk review.

Try it yourself with Gemini

You are helping sort items for disposal. First, look up the current recycling and compost rules for [city or waste provider] and quote the source page for each rule you use. Then review the items in [photo folder or camera feed], identify each object, and assign it to compost, recycling, or trash with a brief reason. If any item is unclear, mark it as unsure and ask me before making a final decision. Before any item is physically moved, send me the full plan for approval and wait for my confirmation.

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