Here at Sunrise we love progress. Especially when it involves the environment, so a recent blog post at Ecogeek sparked our interest. The post brought a cool invention to our attention. The design of the recycing robot by Osaka University and Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co. They have created a robot with laser-sensing technology that can differentiate six different types of plastic from all other garbage. The 5-foot 6-inch by 6-foot 9-inch machine identifies the plastic materials by analyzing the reflectivity of five different wavelengths of lasers on the materials.
The purpose of the robot is to streamline the recycling process and increase the amount of plastic that gets recycled. With this robot taking care of that sorting, people can recycle with the assurance that the robot will take care of the details.
Although at 55,000 dollars this isn’t exactly being marketed as a home sorting device it certainly has a lot of potential for industrial sites.
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Nice post! The most plastics in stores, in our homes and in our recycling bins are recyclable, however not a lot of that really becomes recycled. Moreover, this Robot really helpful for recycling.
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