At a time when the environmental crisis is becoming increasingly acute, the need to improve our recycling practices is more urgent than ever.
Founded in 2019, Recycleye is a London-based company that uses AI and robotics to repurpose waste. It is greatly improving sorting centers with their solution across Europe.
The Recycle Eye works with a combination of cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and computer vision.
The robot is able to identify and sort different types of waste according to their characteristics and material. Plastic, glass, paper, metal: nothing escapes its sharp eye.
The process begins with a visual analysis. The robot scans the waste in front of it, uses image recognition to determine the type of material, then sorts it into the right bin. This is done in seconds, efficiently and accurately.
One of its strengths is its ability to learn.
Thanks to automatic learning, the robot is constantly improving. The more it is exposed to different types of waste, the greater its precision and efficiency. It can memorize and recognize new types of material, making sorting even more efficient.
It also offers numerous ecological advantages.
By optimizing the recycling process, it significantly reduces the amount of waste ending up in landfill sites. What's more, by maximizing the recycling of materials, it helps save natural resources.
It can operate 24 hours a day, increasing the productivity of the recycling process. What's more, it can reduce the need for manual sorting jobs, thus cutting associated costs.
The Recycle Eye gives us a glimpse into the future of recycling, where efficiency is optimized through artificial intelligence and technology.
It paves the way for even more innovative solutions that could help us achieve a circular economy, where waste is no longer seen as a problem, but as a resource.
However, the ultimate goal remains to reduce our waste production by adopting more sustainable lifestyles. It is essential to continue working on solutions to minimize this waste in the first place.