Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

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Robotic technology is helping sort through recycling from Lancaster and other central Pennsylvania businesses and residents. At the Penn Waste Materials Recovery Facility in York, a new robot has ...

The robotics company, rStream, was founded by two UMass Amherst engineering graduates, Ethan Walko and Ian Goodine. Their innovation will test the AI’s ability to identify in real time what is going ...

A new robot mimics the human sense of touch to sort through trash. The system achieved a 98.85 percent accuracy rate in recognizing various domestic waste items, say scientists. They believe the state ...

At an office in San Francisco, if you drop a coffee cup in a robotic waste bin, the machine will automatically sort the cup for recycling. The office is one of the first to use the technology, called ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs' first Artificial Intelligence (AI) guided recycling robot is now operating. It's being used at the Republic Services Recycling Center, which is located just ...

Artificial intelligence and automation are impacting some jobs that humans don't always want to do. Robots are being used to sort through waste at recycling centers to combat worker shortages. In some ...

Greasy pizza box, takeaway coffee cup, plastic yogurt pot—are they trash or recycling? What can and can’t be recycled is often confusing, not least because the answer depends on the facilities at your ...