/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/robocycle---a-recycling-robot-can-sort-trash-by-touchResearchers from MIT&#39;s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and Yale University have developed a robot, known as RoCycle that can sort through recycling by picking up paper, plastic, and glass. RoCycle uses an arm that&amp;#...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/robocycle---a-recycling-robot-can-sort-trash-by-touchTue, 16 Apr 2019 22:49:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:28b4b344-a8c2-4fb3-b414-1853c1070819jomoenginer0<p>Very cool.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That is a nice recycle use of a Baxter Robot from Rethink Robotics. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess they rethunk it. </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6878&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/robocycle---a-recycling-robot-can-sort-trash-by-touchTue, 16 Apr 2019 20:03:37 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:28b4b344-a8c2-4fb3-b414-1853c1070819three-phase0<p>It is an interesting evolution, but in comparison it is much slower than conveyer belt sorting. Would be interesting to see how many robots it would take to sort the same amount of materials as the current methods employ.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Might be interesting if they could be deployed on the collection carts to do some sorting as waste is collected and transported to the collection centres.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ultimately though it will never be efficient as sorting as the waste is created, but I suppose few people want a bin for each type of recyclable at their property.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kind regards.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6878&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">