Chinese company uses AI machine to sort clothes for recycling | AP News
A Chinese company's AI machine sorts clothes for recycling significantly faster and more accurately than humans.Summary
In Zhangjiagang, China, a company called DataBeyond has developed the Fastsort-Textile machine, which uses artificial intelligence to rapidly sort used clothes by their composition, aiming to boost textile recycling and reduce waste. This AI-powered machine can process 100 kilograms of clothes in just two to three minutes, a task that would take a human around four hours with lower accuracy. The machine scans textiles to identify fiber composition, allowing for efficient sorting for recycling. Previously, up to 50% of processed textiles were unrecyclable, but this AI system has reduced that figure to 30%. The company envisions a future with 'dark factories' where robots operate 24 hours a day for continuous recycling processes.
(Source：AP News)