FEHD Deploys Robotic Fleet to Help Clear Rubbish and Sweep Streets; Robot Dogs Enter Shrubbery to Control Mosquitoes, Improving Efficiency and Easing Staff Pressure
食環署引入機械大軍助清垃圾掃街 機械狗靈活入草叢滅蚊 提升效率紓人手壓力
【Food and Environmental Hygiene Department/robot dogs/robots/mosquito control/rubbish/street sweeping】Technology can not only make life more convenient but also improve municipal efficiency. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has launched three innovative pilot schemes, introducing robot dogs and robots to assist with arduous tasks including mosquito control, transporting rubbish and street sweeping. FEHD Assistant Director Pun Bing-yeung told Sing Tao that making good use of new technology could not only improve work efficiency but also enhance occupational safety and health, and in the long term ease the department’s staffing pressure. “Robot dogs, in particular, can easily adapt to rugged terrain, spraying insecticide or transporting rubbish in places that are difficult for workers to reach—tasks that could not have been done in the past.” The opportunity to introduce robot dogs came from experience at Mount Tai scenic area in Shandong Province. In recent years, the mainland has widely promoted the use of unmanned systems and robots to handle matters concerning people’s livelihoods. Pun Bing-yeung said the opportunity to introduce robot dogs this time also came from experience at the Mount Tai scenic area in Shandong Province: “The terrain at Mount Tai is complex, and relying solely on porters to transport goods and clear rubbish is very strenuous. But robot dogs can easily carry rubbish through Hillway. This also prompted us to think: Hong Kong also has many places without vehicle access, where people have to walk up slopes and stairs to clear rubbish. Could robot dogs be used there too?”
【食環署/機械狗/機械人/滅蚊/垃圾/掃街】科技不但可便利生活，更可促進市政效率。食環署便通過三項創新試驗計劃，引入機械狗及機械人協助滅蚊、搬垃圾及掃街等繁重工作。食環署助理署長潘炳揚向《星島》指，通過善用新科技，不但可提升工作效率，更可改善職安健，長遠亦能減輕部門人手壓力，「尤其是機械狗能輕鬆適應崎嶇的地形，在工人難以到達的地方噴灑殺蟲劑或搬垃圾，均是過往無法做到事」。 引入機械狗契機 源自山東省泰山景區經驗 國內近年廣泛推廣採用無人系統及機械人處理民生事務，潘炳揚透露今次引入機械狗的契機，亦正源自山東省泰山景區的經驗，「泰山地形複雜，單靠挑夫搬運貨物及清走垃圾十分費勁，但用機械狗則可揹着垃圾在山道中輕鬆穿梭。這也啟發了我們去想，香港也有很多地方無車路，要靠人力行斜路和樓梯清走垃圾，能否也可用上機械狗？」 來源網址 : 食環署引入機械大軍助清垃圾掃街-機械狗靈活入草叢滅蚊-提升效率紓人手壓力 | 星島頭條 https://www.stheadline.com/society/3504613/