Picky about Trash
March 3rd, 2010
The (3/2, Demetriou) reported on a “device, created by Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Corp and Osaka University researchers, [that] identifies different plastic materials among rubbish and sorts them into piles.” The robot “uses five laser beams and sensors to detect a range of different plastics for recycling purposes.” Plastic recycling in Japan is comparatively limited, and the new device “aims to boost plastic recycling levels by identifying six different types of plastics that can be recycled and sorted from general rubbish collections.”
Reposted from the March 3, 2010 ASEE First Bell.
See also:
- How You Can Create Your Own Milling Machine: (July 24th, 2010)
- How You Can Create Your Own Milling Machine (July 24th, 2010)
- Giant Mechanical Spider (July 23rd, 2010)
- Robot Lifeguard (July 20th, 2010)
- Reducing Jet Engine Emissions (July 20th, 2010)
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