WINK News about a county, Sarasota, south of where we live
"That is where these recycling robots come in. They are the first in Florida. All six at the Single Stream Recyclers facility sort through recyclables coming from several counties, including Charlotte and Collier.
The robots are programmed to recognize colors, textures, shapes and patterns. By being able to recognize these, it can identify food and beverage cartons, picking up 80 cartons per minute, which can later be reused as writing paper and paper towels.
“It’s helping economics,” said Brent Hildebrand, managing director of enterprise sales at AMP Robotics. “It is helping pull more items out of the stream.”
The robot works like one in the video below
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