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Automated pre-processing device for post-consumer clothing

04/07/2025
Automated pre-processing device for post-consumer clothing

Research engineers at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), in New York, have developed an automated system to dismantle used clothing heading for recycling. The device combines artificial intelligence and laser-cutting to identify and remove hard points such as zippers and buttons, as well ...

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