Topic: Recycling

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Igus to introduce ReBeL humanoid mobile manipulation robot

April 14, 2025 · With 277 new motion plastics components introduced in 2025, igus is marking global growth and sustainability initiatives, including a new ReBeL humanoid mobile manipulation robot.

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Automate 2024: Comau CEO highlights entrance to new industries with solutions and visions for automation company

May 8, 2024 · Pietro Gorlier, CEO of Comau, discussed the newest product releases and integration developments for the company at Automate 2024 in Chicago.

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Flexiv Rizon 4 adaptive robot arms get a grip on recycling

April 23, 2024 · In recognition of Earth Day, Flexiv announced an automated recycling station that uses its improved Grav Enhanced Gecko Gripper with Automated Cleaning Station.

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Can Manufacturers Institute Finances EverestLabs Robot to Recycle More Than 1M Beverage Cans Annually

September 26, 2023 · Can Manufacturers Institute members are funding an EverestLabs robot at a Caglia material recovery facility to demonstrate the value in recovering more used beverage cans.

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AMP Robotics Raises Additional Series C Funding From Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

May 14, 2023 · AMP Robotics, which provides sortation systems around the world to change the economics of recycling, has raised a total of over $99 million in Series C funding.

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AMP Robotics Releases New AI Enabled Sortation Automation and Integrated Facility Offering for Recycling Infrastructure

May 2, 2023 · AMP Robotics said the latest advances in AI will increase robotic recovery performance and reliability as it extends its capabilities for designing and building out waste management facilities

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CleanRobotics Adds Educational Feature to Trashbot Robotic Recyling Bin

February 23, 2023 · CleanRobotics has added a new feature to its Trashbot that allows customers to gain deeper insights into the materials they are recycling.

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Terex Invests in and Partners With Apptronik for New Robotics Applications

February 9, 2023 · Terex, which makes materials processing machinery, has made an equity investment in Apptronik, which is developing general-purpose humanoid robots to act in dynamic environments.

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CleanRobotics and ARO Deploy TrashBot Zero for Early Recycling Sortation Nationwide

January 3, 2023 · CleanRobotics said TrashBot Zero identifies waste and potentially useful data at the time of disposal. RaaS provider ARO will help it deploy the recycling robot across the U.S.

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EverestLabs Lands Biggest Recycling Facility Customer in New York

December 6, 2022 · EverestLabs has signed a deal with Sims Municipal Recycling Sunset Park Materials Recovery Facility, the largest commingled recycling facility in North America.

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AMP Robotics Raises $91M in Series C to Fuel Recycling Tech

November 3, 2022 · AMP Robotics has deployed its systems at materials recycling facilities throughout the United States and Europe.

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AMP Robotics Targets Film and Flexible Packaging Recycling with Vortex System

October 19, 2022 · AMP Robotics has decided to tackle the challenging task of identifying and separting film and flexible packinging with its new Vortex system.

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How Plastics Recycling Can Improve With Robotics and Machine Learning

October 8, 2022 · Plastics recycling is increasingly necessary in the face of global pollution and shipping challenges, but automation is making the dirty and dangerous task of sortation easier.

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Recycling Robot Provider EverestLabs Raises $16.1M in Series A

September 30, 2022 · EverestLabs will use the funding to scale up production and address the needs of manufacturing recycling facilities.

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EverestLabs Opens 24 Hour Robot Operation Center to Provide Support for Materials Recovery Facilities

September 8, 2022 · EverestLabs saids its robots are easier to use, install, and operate. With its new 24/7 center, the company is aiming to reduce the amount of time recycling facilities need to troubleshoot its machines.

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AMP Robotics Expands in Europe With Recycling Robots, Support Network

June 3, 2022 · AMP Robotics presented its AI, software, and robots for recycling of multiple materials at the IFAT trade fair for waste and raw materials management in Munich.

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AMP Robotics Launches Automated Recycling Facilities in Atlanta and Cleveland

May 12, 2022 · AMP Robotics, which has developed AI and robots to help identify valuable materials and recover them from the waste stream, is continuing to grow as it seeks industry partners.

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Glacier Raises Seed Funding to Develop Recycling Robots for Sustainability

April 22, 2022 · Glacier, a startup that emerged from stealth this week, is developing AI-driven automation for recycling that it says is more affordable and space-efficient than other systems.

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AMP Robotics Expands Partnership With Evergreen to Sort Plastics

March 8, 2022 · Evergreen is expanding its use of AMP’s recycling robots around the country. The next stop is Albany, N.Y.

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Carnegie Mellon Works With Apple on Robotic Recycling of Devices

July 26, 2021 · Apple, which already uses robots to disassemble electronics to recover hazardous or valuable materials, is funding research at CMU to better recognize different devices.

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