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Robots Put To Work On E-Waste

Posted by Soulskill on from the robots-disassembling-robots dept.

aesoteric writes: Australian researchers have programmed industrial robots to tackle the vast array of e-waste thrown out every year. The research shows robots can learn and memorize how various electronic products — such as LCD screens — are designed, enabling those products to be disassembled for recycling faster and faster. The end goal is less than five minutes to dismantle a product.

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  1. 5 minutes by Dunbal · · Score: 2

    Give me a crusher and a big enough centrifuge and I'll separate stuff for you much faster than that!

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  2. Isn't that creepy for them? by linear+a · · Score: 2

    Robots dealing with a bunch of electronic innards? Seems like working in a morgue.

    1. Re:Isn't that creepy for them? by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

      Imagine a picture of a robot holding up a motherboard, captioned with the words "Alas, poor Yorick..."

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  3. My uncle dismantled a Chevy Nova in 4 seconds. by onkelonkel · · Score: 4, Funny

    My uncle dismantled a Chevy Nova in 4 seconds. He did have some help from a train.

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  4. Re:Just Saying... by slew · · Score: 2

    ... and save humanity from an evil autopilot.

    Auto wasn't evil, he was just doing what he was programmed for directive A113...
    As often is the case, it's likely that PEBKAC at fault. Usually, nobody ever thinks about spec-ing out the error cases enough...