AMP Robotics, a Colorado-based startup offering waste sorting robots, has unveiled a complete line of AI-powered automation solutions for materials recovery facilities (MRFs), along with a standalone, integrated facility solution to expand recycling infrastructure.

The company’s new solutions include:

• A new compact robotic sortation solution: AMP Cortex-C is a small, compact version of AMP's AI-guided robotics system that is designed to provide consistent and reliable sortation solutions for MRFs and plastic reclamation facilities (PRFs). The solution can be used in tight locations where labor is hard to find or where existing labor could be redistributed. The robot leverages AMP's robot technology, AI for object recognition, and patented control software.

• AI-driven improvements in targeting and robotic gripping reliability : AI-Advanced Targeting algorithms leverage machine learning to determine the optimal grip area for each item its system identifies based on the object’s discrete material features and condition. These AI-driven software advancements will be available for all Cortex and Cortex-C units.

• Integrated AI-powered facility solution: The company has been piloting secondary sortation facilities to economically process recyclable materials, focusing on lowering the cost of recycling and maximizing yields in terms of both recovery and quality. It plans to apply its experience and learnings in secondary sortation to next-generation facilities it will design, build, operate, and service for customers, targeting single-stream and secondary feedstocks.

Analyst QuickTake: AMP Robotics has been working on expanding its presence globally while also strengthening its waste management solutions beyond sorting robots. Upon raising USD 91 million in Series C funding in November last year, the company reported plans to further develop its technology for AI-enabled automation applications for recycling, such as AMP Vortex. The launch of this new solution also comes alongside the company’s effort on building sorting and recycling facilities that will use its AI-based technology for material recovery. Last year, the company launched two new sortation facilities in Cleveland and Atlanta following the success of its pilot facility in Denver in 2021.