Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed robots with a sense of touch that can sort recycling by distinguishing between different materials. The robot, called RoCycle, has a series of sensors that can identify objects with 63% accuracy when the objects are motionless, and 85% accuracy when they are on a conveyor belt.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed robots with a sense of touch that can sort recycling by distinguishing between different materials. The robot, called RoCycle, has a series of sensors that can identify objects with 85% accuracy when the objects are motionless, and 63% accuracy when they are on a conveyor belt.