Artificial Intelligence

World's first portable AI-powered robotic material recovery facility

17th January 2025
Harry Fowle
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The RECLAIM Project has unveiled its AI-driven, low-cost, portable, robotic material recovery facility (prMRF) for remote areas.

Europe, under the framework of the European Green Deal, aims to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. To achieve this ambition, the European Union (EU) has set a 2025 target to prepare at least 55% of municipal waste and 65% of packaging waste for reuse or recycling. But, 10 member states, including Greece, are presently not on track to meet both these targets. Addressing these ambitious targets requires authorities to consider all waste sources and plug leakages from the traditional centralised waste sorting systems. 

With this challenge in mind, European Union-funded project RECLAIM delivers a cost-effective solution: an Artificial Intelligence-powered, easy-to-install portable robotic material recovery facility (prMRF) designed for easy deployment anywhere. The prMRF focuses specifically on European Islands and remote tourist destinations, offering fully automated material recovery operations. For the first time, AI-powered robotic waste management technology has been seamlessly integrated in a "portable robotic MRF", setting a new global standard in decentralised material recovery.

The RECLAIM solution uses multiple robots with modular grippers to efficiently pick and handle different types of waste, depending on their composition. Additionally, AI-driven computer vision can accurately identify waste, allowing robots to maximise sorting effectiveness. Packed inside a portable container, these innovations will significantly enhance local-scale material recovery activities with industrial-level efficiency for a Circular Economy in European islands and remote tourist areas.

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