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Robotic Waste Sorting V2

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The U.S. recycling industry depends on material recovery facilities to process materials collected through single stream recycling. A growing global population and recently imposed higher material purity standards require more efficient waste-sorting methods. This project contributes to research on automated solutions to this problem. A modular cartesian robot with a closed-loop linkage arm and 3-pronged gripper was designed and built to assist in sorting cardboard. Additionally, a conveyor belt for testing was designed and built, and a preliminary machine vision program to detect cardboard was developed. This work provides a basis for further research and development of waste sorting technologies.

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  • 17226
  • E-project-040621-160624
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  • 2021
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  • 2021-04-06
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