A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transm
A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transmitters and a second subset of transmitters. A transmission axis of at least one transmitter in the first subset of transmitters can be different from a transmission axis of at least one of the transmitters in the second subset of transmitters. An electronic processor can generate an electronic signal to a power-operated drive mechanism for moving the lid portion from a closed position to an open position, such as in response to the sensor assembly detecting the object.
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1. A trashcan assembly comprising: a body portion;a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion;a sensor assembly coupled to the body portion, the sensor assembly comprising a controller, a first transmitter, a second transmitter, and one or more receivers, wherein a transmission axis of the
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A trashcan assembly comprising: a body portion;a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion;a sensor assembly coupled to the body portion, the sensor assembly comprising a controller, a first transmitter, a second transmitter, and one or more receivers, wherein a transmission axis of the first transmitter is generally perpendicular to a transmission axis of the second transmitter, and wherein the controller comprises one or more hardware processors and is configured to: instruct the first transmitter to emit a first signal;receive, from the one or more receivers, a first indication that an object is detected in a first region;after the first indication is received, determine whether a second indication has been received from the one or more receivers in response to emission of a second signal by the second transmitter; andtransmit an instruction to a power-operated drive mechanism in response to receiving at least the first indication, wherein the instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from a closed position to an open position. 2. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive the second indication from the receiver, the second indication indicating that the object or another object is detected in the first region or a second region;transmit another instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism in response to the second indication not being received after a predetermined period, wherein the another instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from the open position to the closed position; andinstruct, in response to the second indication not being received after the predetermined period, the second transmitter to stop emitting the second signal. 3. The trashcan assembly of claim 2, wherein the first transmitter has a transmission axis extending generally vertically and wherein the second transmitter has a transmission axis extending generally horizontally. 4. The trashcan assembly of claim 3, wherein the first region is a region that extends generally vertically from the upper surface of the sensor assembly. 5. The trashcan assembly of claim 4, wherein the second region is a region that extends generally horizontally from the lateral surface of the sensor assembly. 6. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to instruct the second transmitter not to emit any signals before the first indication is received. 7. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to instruct the second transmitter to emit the second signal before the first indication is received. 8. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein the receiver is configured to transmit the first indication in response to reception of a reflection of the first signal. 9. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein: in a first state, the first region comprises a ready-mode region; andin a second state, the first region comprises a hyper-mode region extending beyond the ready-mode region;the receiver being configured to transmit the first indication in response to detection of the object in the ready-mode region. 10. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein a second region forms a beam angle of at least about 60 degrees, wherein the beam angle is measured from an outer periphery of the second region to a central axis of the second region. 11. The trashcan assembly of claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a third transmitter and a fourth transmitter, and wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to receiving the first indication, instruct the second transmitter to emit the second signal, instruct the third transmitter to emit a third signal, and instruct the fourth transmitter to emit a fourth signal. 12. A computer-implemented method for determining a position of a lid portion of a trashcan assembly, the method comprising: generating a first command that instructs a first transmitter of a sensor assembly to emit a first signal, wherein the trashcan assembly comprises the sensor assembly;receiving, from one or more receivers of the sensor assembly, a first indication that an object is detected in a first region;after the first indication is received, determining whether a second indication has been received from the one or more receivers in response to emission of a second signal by a second transmitter of the sensor assembly, a transmission axis of the first transmitter being generally vertical and the transmission axis of the second transmitter being generally horizontal; andgenerating a second command that instructs a power-operated drive mechanism in response to receiving at least the first indication, wherein the second command causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from a closed position to an open position;said method performed under control of program instructions executed by one or more computing devices. 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising: receiving the second indication from the receiver, the second indication indicating whether the object or another object is detected in the first region or the second region; andgenerating, in response to the second indication indicating that the object or another object is detected in the first region or the second region, a third command that instructs the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from the open position to the closed position. 14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising: generating, in response to the second indication indicating that the object or another object is detected in the first region or the second region, a fourth command that instructs second transmitter to stop emitting the second signal. 15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising instructing the second transmitter not to emit any signals before the first indication is received. 16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising instructing the second transmitter to emit the second signal before the first indication is received. 17. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the first region is a region that extends generally upward from the upper surface of the sensor assembly. 18. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the second region is a region that extends generally outward from the lateral surface of the sensor assembly. 19. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the first region comprises a ready-mode region and a hyper-mode region extending beyond the ready-mode region, and wherein receiving a first indication comprises receiving the first indication in response to detection of the object in the ready-mode region. 20. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the second region forms a beam angle of at least about 60 degrees, wherein the beam angle is measured from an outer periphery of the second region to a central axis of the second region. 21. A trashcan assembly comprising: a body comprising a top end, bottom end, sidewall, and internal cavity;a lid unit coupled with the top end of the body, the lid unit comprising a lid and a motor, the motor configured to move the lid between an open position and a closed position;a sensor assembly comprising: a first sensor configured to emit first signals generally vertically to produce a first sensing region;a second sensor configured to emit second signals generally horizontally to produce a second sensing region;a receiver configured to receive one or more reflected signals, the reflected signals comprising the first or second signals reflected off an object in the first or second sensing regions; anda lens cover positioned over the first sensor, second sensor, and receiver;a controller operably connected with the sensor assembly and the motor;the trashcan assembly being configured such that, in response to the receiver receiving one or more reflected signals, the trashcan assembly moves the lid from the closed position to the open position; andthe trashcan assembly being further configured to detect the presence of contaminants on the lens covering. 22. The trashcan assembly of claim 21, wherein the trashcan assembly is configured to detect the presence of contaminants on the lens covering by determining whether a proximity measurement to a detected object is less than a threshold distance. 23. The trashcan assembly of claim 22, wherein the threshold distance is less than about 0.5 inches. 24. A trashcan assembly comprising: a body portion;a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion;a microphone coupled to the body portion, wherein the microphone is configured to receive an utterance and transform the utterance into an audio signal; anda sensor assembly coupled to the body portion, the sensor assembly comprising a controller, wherein the controller comprises one or more hardware processors and memory and is configured to:receive the audio signal from the microphone;perform speech recognition on the audio signal to identify an uttered keyword;retrieve a stored keyword from the memory;compare the stored keyword with the uttered keyword; andtransmit an instruction to a power-operated drive mechanism in response to a determination that the stored keyword matches the uttered keyword, wherein the instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from a closed position to an open position. 25. The trashcan assembly of claim 24, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a first transmitter, a second transmitter, and a receiver, and wherein a transmission axis of the first transmitter is generally perpendicular to a transmission axis of the second transmitter. 26. The trashcan assembly of claim 25, wherein the controller is further configured to: instruct the first transmitter to emit a first signal;receive, from the receiver, a first indication that an object is not detected in a first region; andtransmit a second instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism in response to receiving the first indication, wherein the second instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from the open position to the closed position. 27. The trashcan assembly of claim 25, wherein the controller is further configured to: instruct the first transmitter to emit a first signal;receive, from the receiver, a first indication that an object is detected in a first region; andgenerate a second instruction that causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from the closed position to the open position. 28. The trashcan assembly of claim 27, wherein the controller is further configured to: retrieve a second stored keyword from the memory;compare the second stored keyword with the uttered keyword; andtransmit a third instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism instead of the second instruction in response to a determination that the second stored keyword matches the uttered keyword, wherein the third instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from the open position to the closed position. 29. The trashcan assembly of claim 27, further comprising a light sensor coupled to the body portion, wherein the light sensor detects a first lux level of ambient light at a first time before the first indication is received and a second lux level of ambient light at a second time after the first indication is received, wherein the second lux level is greater than the first lux level. 30. The trashcan assembly of claim 29, wherein the controller is further configured to not transmit the second instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism in response to a determination that the second lux level is greater than the first lux level by a threshold value. 31. The trashcan assembly of claim 24, wherein the controller is further configured to receive the stored keyword from a user device over a wireless network. 32. A trashcan assembly comprising: a body portion;a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion;a power-operated drive mechanism coupled with the body portion, wherein the power-operated drive mechanism comprises a motor, a shaft driven by the motor, and an adaptor coupled to the shaft and the lid portion, wherein rotation of the shaft causes a change in voltage output by a variable-resistance position sensor; anda sensor assembly coupled to the body portion, the sensor assembly comprising a controller, wherein the controller comprises one or more hardware processors and is configured to:detect an object in a first region; andtransmit an instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism in response to the detection of the object, wherein the instruction causes the power-operated drive mechanism to move the lid portion from a closed position to an open position. 33. The trashcan assembly of claim 32, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit a second instruction to the power-operated drive mechanism that causes the power-operated drive mechanism to stop operation in response to a determination that a voltage output by the position sensor is a threshold value. 34. The trashcan assembly of claim 33, wherein the position sensor comprises a potentiometer. 35. The trashcan assembly of claim 33, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a position of the lid portion using the voltage output by the position sensor. 36. The trashcan assembly of claim 35, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the position of the lid portion using the voltage output by the position sensor even if the object obstructs movement of the lid portion by the power-operated drive mechanism.
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