Animal feces collection assembly

An animal feces collection assembly for automatically roaming a yard and collecting animal feces, said assembly comprising:

• a cart having a drive unit being integrated into said cart for driving said cart along a yard of a residence, said cart having a collection space being integrated into said cart, said cart having a ramp being positionable in an open position for exposing said collection space, said ramp being curved such that said ramp curves downwardly onto the yard when said ramp is in said open position, said ramp being positionable in a closed position for closing said collection space, said cart having a bottom wall and a top wall curving upwardly from said bottom wall such that said cart has a quonset shape, said cart having a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall each extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said top wall having a collection opening extending into said collection space, said collection opening extending from an intersection with said bottom wall toward an apex of said top wall, said collection space extending from a front side of said cart toward a back side of said cart, said collection opening being positioned on a front side of said cart, said collection opening extending substantially between each of said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall, said collection opening being centrally positioned on said front side of said cart, said cart having a plurality of drive openings each extending through said bottom wall, each of said drive openings being positioned adjacent to a respective one of four corners of said bottom wall, said ramp having a lower edge and an upper edge, said ramp being curved between said lower edge and said upper edge, said lower edge being pivotally attached to a lower side of a bounding edge of said collection opening, said ramp conforming to curvature of said top wall when said ramp is in said closed position, said ramp curving downwardly toward the yard having said upper edge abutting the yard when said ramp is in said closed position wherein said ramp is configured to facilitate animal feces on the yard to be slid upwardly along said ramp and into said collection space, said drive unit comprising:
• a plurality of roller mounts, each of said roller mounts being coupled to and extending downwardly from said bottom wall of said cart, each of said roller mounts being positioned adjacent to a respective one of said drive openings in said bottom wall;
• a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers being rotatably coupled to a respective one of said roller mounts, each of said rollers having a rotational axis being perpendicularly oriented with respect to said respective roller mount thereby facilitating each of said rollers to roll along the yard, said plurality of rollers including a set of first rollers and a set of second rollers, each of said first rollers being positioned adjacent to said first lateral wall of said cart, each of said second rollers being positioned adjacent to said second lateral wall of said cart;
• a pair of drive motors, each of said drive motors being positioned within said cart, each of said drive motors being mounted to said bottom wall of said cart, each of said drive motors rotating in either a first direction or a second direction when said drive motors are turned on, each of said drive motors being independently actuatable with respect to each other, each of said drive motors having an output shaft having a rotational axis extending between said first lateral wall and said second lateral wall of said cart, said pair of drive motors including a first drive motor and a second drive motor, said first drive motor being positioned adjacent to said first lateral wall of said cart, said second drive motor being positioned adjacent to said second lateral wall of said cart;
• a first drive belt extending around said output shaft of said first drive motor and an axle of each of said first rollers such that each of said first rollers is rotated when said first motor is turned on for driving said cart along the yard;
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• a second drive belt extending around said output shaft of said second drive motor and an axle of each of said second rollers such that each of said second rollers is rotated when said second motor is turned on for driving said cart along the yard;
• a collection unit being movably integrated into said cart, said collection unit being actuatable between a retracted condition and an extended condition, said collection unit being contained within said collection space in said cart when said collection unit is in said retracted condition, said collection unit extending outwardly from said cart when said collection unit is in said extended condition, said collection unit being actuatable into an angled condition subsequent to said collection unit being in said extended condition having said collection unit resting on said ramp when said ramp is in said open position wherein said collection unit is configured to engage the animal feces on said ramp, said collection unit being actuated into said retracted condition subsequent to said collection unit being actuated into said angled condition wherein said collection unit is configured to urge the animal feces upwardly along said ramp and into said collection space, said collection unit being in wireless communication with a personal electronic device thereby facilitating said communication unit to receive operational commands from said personal electronic device, said collection unit comprising:
• a collection servo being positioned within said cart;
• a pair of actuators, each of said actuators being coupled to and extending forwardly from said collection servo, each of said actuators comprising a first tube slidably engaging a second tube such that each of said actuators has a telescopically adjustable length, each of said actuators having a distal end with respect to said collection servo, said distal end of each of said actuators extending outwardly through said collection opening when said actuators are actuated into an extended condition, said distal end of each of said actuators being retracted into said collection space when said actuators are actuated into a retracted condition, said collection servo being actuated into a first condition when said actuators are actuated into said extended condition such that each of said actuators angles downwardly toward said ramp, said collection servo being actuated into a second condition when said actuators are actuated into said retracted condition such that each of said actuators is horizontally oriented;
• a bucket being concavely arcuate between an upper edge and a lower edge of said bucket thereby defining an opening into said bucket which extends between said upper edge and said lower edge, said bucket being oriented such that said opening faces said cart, said distal end of each of said actuators being coupled to said upper edge of said bucket, said bucket having a lip extending away from said lower edge such that said lip is directed toward said cart, said lip engaging said ramp when said actuators are actuated into said extended condition and said collection servo is actuated into said first condition, said bucket travelling upwardly along said ramp when said actuators are actuated into said retracted condition and said collection servo is actuated into said second condition wherein said bucket is configured to urge the animal feces upwardly along said ramp and into said collection space;
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• a ramp motor being integrated into said cart, said ramp motor being in mechanical communication with said lower edge of said ramp, said ramp motor urging said ramp into said open position when said ramp motor is turned on to rotate in a first direction, said ramp motor urging said ramp into said closed position when said ramp motor is turned on to rotate in a second direction;
• a control circuit being integrated into said cart, said control circuit being electrically coupled to each of said drive motors and said collection servo and each of said actuators and said ramp motor, said control circuit receiving a collection input, said ramp motor being turned on to rotate in said first direction when said control circuit receives said collection input, each of said actuators being actuated into said extended condition when said control circuit receives said collection input, said collection servo being actuated into said first condition when said control circuit receives said collection input, said control circuit performing a collection subroutine subsequent to said control circuit receiving said collection input, each of said actuators being actuated into said retracting condition and said collection servo being actuated into said second condition when said control circuit performs said collection subroutine, said ramp motor being actuated to rotate in said second direction subsequent to said actuators being actuated into said retracting condition;
• a camera being coupled to said cart thereby facilitating said camera to capture footage of the yard wherein said camera is configured to view the animal feces, said drive unit being actuated to drive said cart toward the animal feces, said collection unit being actuated into said extended condition when said cart approaches the animal feces wherein said cart and said collection unit are configured to automatically collect the animal feces from the yard, said camera being mounted to said top wall of said cart, said camera being oriented to face toward said front end of said cart, said camera being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit analyzing the footage of the yard captured by said camera, said control circuit receiving said collection input when said control circuit determines that animal feces has been detected by said camera, said control circuit actuating each of said drive motors to drive said cart toward the animal feces when said control circuit determines that the animal feces has been detected by said camera;
• a transceiver being integrated into said cart, said transceiver being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said transceiver being in wireless communication with said personal electronic device, said personal electronic device storing a control application thereby facilitating said control application to facilitate said control circuit to be remotely programmed by said control application;
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• a power supply being integrated into said cart, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising:
• a rechargeable battery being integrated into said cart, said rechargeable battery being electrically coupled to said control circuit;
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• a charge port being recessed into said top wall of said cart thereby facilitating said charge port to insertably receive a charge cord of a charger, said charge port being electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery.