http://inhabitat.com/lifesize-recycling-robot-uses-lasers-to-sort-plastic/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/lifesize-recycling-robot-uses-lasers-to-sort-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-232838 recycle85 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:24:36 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=91222#comment-232838 this recycling robot is of course used in the sorting facility. curbside collection robots will need more features like mobility and cuteness. my company has already designed a community collector and curbside robots. but to do this perfectly we will need a more robust ai and vision system. this recycling robot is of course used in the sorting facility. curbside collection robots will need more features like mobility and cuteness. my company has already designed a community collector and curbside robots. but to do this perfectly we will need a more robust ai and vision system.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/lifesize-recycling-robot-uses-lasers-to-sort-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-210679 EGriffen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:06:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=91222#comment-210679 i think something like this would make more sense in a building that gets a lot of traffic, a city street, or other public space. places like these consume and produce much more waste, so the technology would be put to its best use. i also wonder if a machine like this could separate trash (ie non-plastic products)...that seems to be the real problem with recycling; the recycling bins i see are almost always overflowing with a mixture of trash and various plastic bottles. still, pretty cool. i think something like this would make more sense in a building that gets a lot of traffic, a city street, or other public space. places like these consume and produce much more waste, so the technology would be put to its best use. i also wonder if a machine like this could separate trash (ie non-plastic products)…that seems to be the real problem with recycling; the recycling bins i see are almost always overflowing with a mixture of trash and various plastic bottles. still, pretty cool.

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