The robot can sort through waste at a 'human rate' and learns to recognise particular items.
By Tracy Miller & Dawn LimbuA waste management company is trialling the use of artificial intelligence to sort plastic waste.
The Zen Robotics machine learns to remember plastic in a similar way to which humans learn to recognise items. The 'Fast Picker' arm is supplied by Helsinki-based supplier of robotic waste separation technology - Zen Robotics.It works by scanning rubbish on a belt before deciding which items to pick - the robot then has an "in-belt brain" of information which it retains through training.
Government statistics show the UK generated almost 44 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste in 2018.Once plastic trials are complete, Grundon will begin training the robot to pick steel or aluminium cans, paper and cardboard.Grundon aims to develop technology to eventually have a fully autonomous sorting plant
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