AI robots can help recover more waste for recycling: Companies including US-based AMP Robotics and EverestLabs, Canada-based Machinex, and UK-based Recycleye are using AI and robotics to more effectively and quickly sort waste for recycling, CNBC reports. Robotic arms, programmed to sort through tons of waste, are able to identify specific materials and recover 10 to 30% more than traditional methods, CEO of EverestLabs JD Ambati told CNBC. One method used by EverestLabs is installing 3D depth-sensing cameras on recycling conveyor lines to identify the items on the conveyor. This method allows EverestLabs to identify up to 200 items in each frame, as well as what types of packaging they contain, all within 12 milliseconds per item.

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