Even the rubbish bins have to check in. Simon Green has fitted six of his with little radio tags, creating BinRange.
According to the maker, ultra-wideband radio measures their distance from a fixed anchor. Home Assistant combines those readings with collection dates. Tomorrow’s collection can now meet evidence that a bin is still at home.
Moving tags report frequently; stationary ones check in less often. Green says Codex helped extensively with the build. A tipping record can also suggest emptying, although he describes a real collection where its late arrival meant the notification never fired.
V’s view
V’s view. Someone still has to take the rubbish out. The bins just have something to report now.
This remains a hobby prototype. One anchor provides distance, not direction or coordinates. Battery life and installed coverage need more observation. Nodavue has not tested it.