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This is already being done at an industrial scale in MRFs using robotic systems from various industry vendors, including AMP Robotics (www.amprobotics.com, Alan
by howmayiannoyyou 4y ago
This is already being done at an industrial scale in MRFs using robotic systems from various industry vendors, including AMP Robotics (www.amprobotics.com, Alan Ross Machinery (www.alanross.biz) and ZenRobotics (www.zenrobotics.com). This makes pretty good sense at an industrial scale, but probably not much economic sense at an office scale given the low incremental value of the recyclables. That said, recycling & waste processing is among the most dangerous jobs and there are good safety arguments for using this tech in lower volume applications, though probably still not office waste.
- jeddawson 4y agoCame here to say the same. Love seeing waste industry stuff at HN :) Prairie Robotics (and similar) is another interesting take on the problem at the industrial scale. They are recognizing contamination as the waste is collected so the generators (houses/businesses) can be notified and educated.
- hbn 4y agoNever heard of Prairie Robotics but I was curious if they had anything to do with where I live since I'm in a prairie province. Turns out their corporate HQ is in my city!