usability of trash cans

[netmouse]

Interesting usability side effect of the new robotic trash cans that have been distributed around Ann Arbor...

I can no longer tell by looking down my street whether or not the garbage truck has already been there.

Comments

[ex-erikvolso370.livejournal.com]

If they're like the ones in St. Louis, you can. They'll be in neater rows with the lids closed before pickup, and not so neat with the lids open after pickup.

[bjorng.livejournal.com]

In what way are these trash cans robotic? Do they take themselves to the curb? If so, I hope they have big stompy legs and not little efficient wheels.