alt Hacker NewsSame for recycling. A robot that could sort through trash would be phenomenal. You need computer vision, maybe other sensors and also dexterity. After visiting a recycling facility I think nobody should have to work there. It’s just horrible.
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tclancy • today at 9:37 AM
I feel like robots that could do this with 100% accuracy might shine too bright a light on how well recycling currently works. And I say that as a proponent of the three Rs.
whiplash451 • today at 4:29 AM
There’s quite a few companies in that field already. Keen to hear their feedback if they are reading this.
eru • today at 5:31 AM
Burning trash works fairly well.
As a tech demo sure. But the current tech for this is much better where you just have a camera pointing at the trash falling, and either flipper paddles or air jets to push the trash in to the correct buckets as it’s falling.