After first unveiling a fully autonomous electric street sweeper last year, Finland's Trombia Technologies has taken to the streets of Helsinki as part of the Jätkäsaari Mobility Lab. This saw the ...

In between writing for Hackaday, most of us (if not all of us) like to design projects on our own, creating whatever might come to mind. I, for instance, enjoy experimenting with lock picking ...

Trombia Free is a fully autonomous street sweeper developed by Finnish road maintenance equipment manufacturer Trombia Technologies. The electric vehicle uses less than 15% of the power needed by ...

Houston Public Works held a naming contest in 2022 for a miniature street sweeper that is used to clean bicycle lanes and other amenities in the city’s rights-of-way. The “Space City Sweeper” became ...

The City of San Diego has whittled down three from 300 names for the city's new 100% electric mini street sweeper. The contest is intended to raise public awareness about the importance of street ...

If you noticed a green 5-foot machine sweeping the streets and bike lanes in St. Louis on Monday, you may have seen "Archie." ...

Controlling stormwater runoff isn't an easy feat. High levels of organic and inorganic contaminants in street dust represent a source of dual risk to stormwater and air quality. However, if localities ...

Sometimes manufacturers create options that only a few buyers want; sometimes options become so popular they become standard features; and sometimes there are just options that for whatever reason ...