ASTRO will contain biosensors which can detect and locate trash and differentiate between living matter and dead matter. It will also boast wheels which provide the base movement of ASTRO. The cost for the wheels and biosensors combined are $2499. We had to find the most reliable materials and parts while still keeping the cost to a minimum. ASTRO will also have a vacuum in which to suck in litter and trash. The vacuum will cost about $2699. In addition, ASTRO will also have tracks so that it can maneuver across the terrain. They will cost $1250 each. The collected trash and litter that ASTRO has sucked up will be stored in a container located at the top of the robot. This storage container will be apart of the costs for the overall model.

 

ASTRO will be predicted to cost approximately $8,000 overall .We plan to spend the majority of our money on sensors and motors. The most expensive part of our invention will be our biosensors, the intricate hardware specially made to detect life without mistake. We have already created the prototype for ASTRO and we can create the model cheaply by 3D printing the robot parts and use motors to power the tracks that move the robot. Another area where we need to spend our money is the advertisement area or marketing analysis. We will target our advertisements to people who are most likely to buy it like green consumers, town mayors, or large corporations. Our ultimate goal for the finances is to make the robot as cheap as possible while still maintaining its quality and reliability that it is marketed to do. In order to do so, we work to pair with manufacturing companies that allow us to use recycled metals to develop our product.