Optisort Battery Sorter (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Optisort Battery Sorter

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Research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden has resulted in a new type of machine that sorts used batteries by means of artificial intelligence. One machine is now being used in the UK, sorting one-third of the country’s recycled batteries.

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Claes Strannegård

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