The Robot that Recycles By Touch, Not by Sight

Developed by MIT CSAIL, RoCycle is a robot system that can automatically identify and sort recyclable materials using pressure sensors. The robot can differentiate between paper, metal, and plastic with an 85 per cent accuracy just by touching them. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. #robot #tech #robotics http://bit.ly/2PaLcxG Mashable April 15, 2019 at 12:51PM