Issue (WIWE) status: Submitted, Unpublished

Weak Signal's progress: Nominated

This Weak Signal came from: 
European Commission Framework Programme for RTD

The theme/scheme related to this Weak Signal: 
Theme 3 - ICT - Information & communication technologies

The sub-theme that best relates to this Weak Signal: 
Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare

Weak Signal's description: 

The FP6 DustCart project is aimed at designing, developing and testing a system for improving the management of urban hygiene based on a network of autonomous and cooperating robots, embedded in an Ambient Intelligence infrastructure.

What makes this Weak Signal interesting? Other, please specify: It suggests a new method of garbage collection and of preserving cleanliness in public places