Rubbish sifting robots recycle demolition waste - BBC News

[rcjordan]

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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-59318353

[Rupert]

very cool.

[rcjordan]

It's a good start, but strikes me as "too orderly and confined."  We need a swarm of AI-powered Super Atlas style robots to go through rough mounds of debris without all that hauling and preparation.

[Rupert]

An AI conveyor belt, or a swarm of drones picking up everything and separating it.

[ergophobe]

I had always imagined a swarm of miner bots that would just dig for the good stuff.

[rcjordan]

Atlas looks to be capable. Just needs a Vulcan mind meld to get the specialized smarts, then put his ass to work.  Enough with the parkour playtime!