Robotic arms use suction to grab items from the moving belt and drop them into chutes.

Ever wondered what happens to the recyclables you carefully sort and place in your bin? For years, recycling has been a crucial part of our efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. However ...

The innovation is currently being tested in homes, schools and residential societies.

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

E-waste has become a global problem. Unfortunately, the majority of discarded used technology, known as e-waste, is dumped or processed in unsafe conditions. Around 78% of electronic products aren’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (COLORADO SPRINGS) — A local recycling center in Colorado Springs is using a robot to help sort waste items. It is becoming more ...

The 400 refuse trucks that roll into Caglia Environmental’s Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station (CARTS) in Fresno, California, six days a week bring all manner of material. Crushed boxes, ...

Robots may be the solution to New York City’s trash problem. In fact, Cornell Tech Ph.D. candidate Frank Bu and his team engineered trash barrel robots — human controlled trash cans that pick up ...

Defense contractor Oshkosh has a plan to make a fleet of specialized EVs for the future. Defense contractor Oshkosh has a plan to make a fleet of specialized EVs for the future. is transportation ...

Photo by Brent Lewis/The Denver Post via Getty Images Americans are really, really good at throwing things away. The country produces nearly 300 million tons of trash a year, and billions of dollars ...

About a third of fruit and vegetable crops are left unpicked due to labor shortages. Now robots are taking on much of the ...