MyZubster Builds Decentralized Robot Ecosystem for Urban Gardens and Street Cleaning

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A developer project called MyZubster has expanded from a simple urban garden mapping tool into a decentralized ecosystem connecting IoT sensors, software robots, and community institutions. The platform uses Monero (XMR) for private payments and MYZ tokens for ecosystem rewards, with an automated escrow system distributing earnings among robot owners, the platform, and a community fund. Six robots have been built to handle tasks ranging from soil monitoring and irrigation to street cleaning and waste management, all communicating through Node.js APIs and MongoDB. The project has established partnerships with the Comune di Rimini, green space firm Anthea S.r.l., and Hera Group subsidiary Futura Ambiente, with a pilot planned at Rimini's Parco della Biodiversità featuring 40 urban gardens and IoT sensors. The initiative is open-source, with active bounties and public documentation available on GitHub.

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