The City of Kennesaw has added a trash truck with a robotic arm that can grab and empty rubbish cans while the driver operates it with a video-game-like joy stick. The idea is that robotic arm can empty trash quicker than people can and it should improve efficiency and help save the city money. But there's a hitch. The city wants residents to keep make sure that their trash cans are within 5-feet of the curb, at least 3-feet away from mailboxes and about 12-feet away from parked cars to avoid mishaps.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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