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Sunday, 14 April 2019

Robotic recycling hand knows which materials it's grabbing

A Baxter robot uses the RoCycle hand to sort objects for recycling

In municipal recycling facilities, workers pick through discarded items going past on a conveyor belt, sorting them according to their material. While this setup is a source of employment, it's also costly, limiting the economic feasibility of such operations. A new material-detecting robot hand, however, could help bring costs down.

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