Civil engineering researchers are teaching AI how to sort your recycling

At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in ...

Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff

Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
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AETECH Presents Smart Resource Recovery and Circular Systems, Including Innovation Award–Winning Multi-tron, at CES 2026

LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — AETECH (CEO Taehyung Park) announced that it participated in CES 2026, the world’s largest IT ...
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The recycling industry loses 40 per cent of its workers every year. A humanoid robot trained by VR headsets is the replacement plan.

A family-run east London recycling firm is training a Chinese-built humanoid robot to sort waste on its conveyor belts, where staff turnover runs at 40 per cent and the fatality rate is eight times ...