You may not think about it when tossing that empty cat food can into your curbside recycling container, but downstream there is a small army of people at Penn Waste trying to separate usable items ...

Entering Recology’s recycling facility in South Seattle stuns your senses. The din from heavy machinery is continuous. While recycled goods are meant to be clean from food waste, your nose quickly ...

The world is drowning in trash. Global waste is expected to reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050, almost double what we throw away today. Cutting back on consumption would help, but that’s easier ...

Earlier this year, humanoid robotics company Figure showed off its Figure 02 robot using a sophisticated visual language system called Helix to sort packages at a logistics warehouse. Footage showed a ...

The new models, dubbed Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5, greatly expand on the capabilities of the original ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.

First-grade students at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pierce Terrace Elementary on Fort Jackson, S.C. recently tested their creativity by designing and constructing helpful robots ...

Penn Waste has implemented AI-powered robots to improve the safety and efficiency of its recycling sorting process. Developed by startup Glacier, the AI robots can identify 70 different materials and ...