An Edinburgh startup develops a robot to sort recycling
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Sorting waste is a crucial step in recovering materials that can be recycled. Edinburgh startup Danu Robotics is developing a machine to make that process faster and cheaper. Founder Amy Ma became interested in the problem after noticing that separate recycling bins at her former workplace were being emptied into the same rubbish stream.
The company’s robot, called H.E.R.O., uses a gripping claw rather than the suction systems found in some competing machines. Artificial intelligence helps improve its software over time. TechCrunch reports that the business has signed customer contracts and raised funding, although the founder’s estimates of future financial benefits should not be confused with independently verified results.
Danu is now working to make the machine smaller, tougher and more adaptable. Ma hopes a portable version could eventually sort waste at places such as hospitals, airports and events, instead of only at specialist facilities. That remains a development goal. The immediate challenge is to turn the current product into a reliable commercial recycling tool.