Dive summary:
- Lassila & Tikanoia plc announced they are attaining a robotic recycling sorter from Zen Robotics, which will sort metal, wood and stone from construction and demolition debris.
- Zen Robotics say their recycling system is the first robotic waste sorting system in the world designed for construction and demolition waste.
- The sorter uses a variety of different sensors (visible spectrum cameras, NIR, 3D laser scanners, haptic sensors, etc.) to pick exactly what to pick up and how.
From the article:
ZenRobotics says the ZRR technology allows the customer to both recover more raw materials to sell for profit, and to save in disposal fees.
L&T is to install the ZenRobotics Recycler system in 2013 in the company’s flagship recycling facility in Kerava, 30 km from Helsinki, Finland. The uptake of the system will further increase the recycling rate of the facility’s mixed construction and demolition waste, reducing the amount of material that needs to be land-filled, the company says. ...
