Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff

Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
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Robots are coming for your trash; AI is doing recycling’s dirty work

A few years ago, Rebecca Hu-Thrams and her business partner, Areeb Malik, rented an attic from an ad on Craigslist to test out their robots using artificial technology. Fast forward and their company, ...
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The recycling industry loses 40 per cent of its workers every year. A humanoid robot trained by VR headsets is the replacement plan.

UK recycling firm deploys Chinese-built humanoid robot as waste sorting sector faces 40% annual staff turnover and 8x fatality rate ...
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AI robot keeps waste workers safe while recycling smarter

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — At Penn Waste’s recycling facility in York County, artificial intelligence is stepping in to make recycling jobs safer. The company recently installed a new AI-powered robot that ...
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Recycling has been a flop, financially. AMP is using AI to make it pay off

There’s an old English saying: Where there’s muck, there’s brass. Garbage isn’t sexy, but it can be lucrative, if handled correctly—especially when it comes to retrieving and reusing recyclable ...
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Robots cleaning water at Port of Los Angeles; tons of trash to be removed over next several months

Dozens of robots are out at the Port of Los Angeles in an effort to keep the region's waterways clean, and they're expected ...
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China’s Wall-B Robot Can Pick Up Trash, but Home Tasks Still Stump It

Backed by Alibaba, ByteDance, Xiaomi, and Meituan, X Square is already moving toward real-world testing. The company said it ...
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Machinex introduces SamurAI Optima sorting robot

Recycling equipment manufacturer Machinex, based in Plessisville, Quebec, has launched its new SamurAI Optima sorting robot, which it says has been engineered to be the most space-efficient model in ...
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ABB robotics and Molg partner to develop e-waste micro-factories

ABB Robotics has announced a collaboration with US start-up Molg to develop robotic micro-factories to recover and recycle data center operators’ disused electronic equipment (e-waste). Molg’s robotic ...
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New AI system helps robots transfer virtual training into real-world tasks

Researchers in the UK have developed a new AI-based training method that helps robots ...
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AI robot keeps Penn Waste workers safe while recycling smarter

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — At Penn Waste’s recycling facility in York County, artificial intelligence is stepping in to make recycling jobs safer. The company recently installed a new AI-powered robot that ...