AI solutions offered by ZenRobotics for the circular economy
ZenRobotics is a Finnish technology company that uses AI-powered robots in waste sorting . It has been the first company in the market in developing and producing smart robotic solutions that are capable of separating various materials from waste streams . The company introduced the first robotic waste sorter in 2011 . Figure 1 shows the two current products of ZenRobotics : the Heavy Picker , which is the world ’ s strongest waste sorting robot and suitable for construction waste , and the Fast picker , which is suitable for sorting lighter materials like paper , plastics , cardboards and cans . ZenRobotics solutions create significant value from waste material through smart robots . Purer recovered and recycled material can be further sold and used by other companies that ZenRobotics collaborate with . This can help in reducing waste and the need to extract raw and virgin materials .
Original article
Heikkilä S , Malahat G , Deviatkin I . Chapter 29 - From waste to value : enhancing circular value creation in municipal solid waste management ecosystem through artificial intelligence-powered robots . Sustainable and Circular Management of Resources and Waste Towards a Green Deal ( 2023 ), 415-428 . https :// doi . org / 10.1016 / B978-0-323-95278-1.00014-0
Our reviewer
The reviewer of this paper was Emma Pynnönen . Emma is a second-year student of textile and fashion in Salpaus Further Education at Lahti , Finland . Emma is interested in renewed fashion and likes to experiment with new ways to use recycling in her work .
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