Greyparrot announces new AI waste analyzer
The next-gen model is designed to inspect material recovery facility waste streams with features to prevent potential blockages and improve low-light accuracy.
Greyparrot, the AI waste analytics company, has unveiled its Greyparrot Analyzer unit, a new model designed to improve the efficiency of material recovery facilities (MRFs) in diverting recyclable materials away from landfills, incinerators, and oceans.
The analyzer units are installed above conveyor belts in recycling facilities, where they use cameras to capture real-time images of waste flows. These images are then analysed using AI-powered technology to provide MRFs with detailed data on the composition of the waste being processed. The goal is to offer 100 per cent visibility into the waste streams within the factories.
Supporting the launch, Tony Fadell, Principal at Build Collective and the inverter of the iPod and Nest, said: “Humans create 3.4B tons of waste per year, which ends up buried or burned! The only way out of the mess is separating the waste AFTER collecting it.
“Recycling facilities need superpowers to identify & classify the value of their waste streams. Greyparrot’s AI-powered waste analyzer does exactly that: it distinguishes the type of material, brand, size, mass, function, monetary value, and emissions potential of each piece of our trash. Greyparrot turns trash into treasure accurately, quickly, and cost-effectively."
Ambarish Mitra, Greyparrot’s co-founder, commented: “The launch of our latest waste analyzer is a huge leap forward for enhancing waste analytics, and we’re thrilled to have Tony aboard for this step in our mission. We’ve certainly taken some inspiration from him in aiming to be the ‘Apple of the waste industry,’ with a product designed with both best-in-class hardware and software.”
The new unit is made from a lightweight polycarbonate with metal bracing and other recyclable materials. It also consumes 10 to 15 percent less energy than previous models due to a new GPU, which reduces computing power requirements by around 50W. The unit is further equipped with an LED lighting system to improve accuracy in low-light conditions.
Mitra added: “This new generation of our Greyparrot Analyzer unit is designed, created, and built in Britain, which is quite rare and ensures a low carbon footprint. By bringing this latest hardware and its corresponding software update to the market, we’re providing MRFs with a sleeker, more sustainable, and low-powered AI solution to increase global recycling rates.”
In addition to the hardware launch, Greyparrot is rolling out a software update for its Analyzer platform. This update, compatible with existing hardware, focuses on the Alerts feature, which notifies MRFs of issues such as dips in purity, quality concerns, potential blockages, and sudden changes in material composition.
Discussing the new Alerts feature, Greyparrot COO, Gaspard Duthilleul, said: "We know that if our customers can react quickly to sudden drops in purity, unexplained increases in downtime or value lost to residue – and even start predicting these events – their facilities will be more efficient and profitable."
The Greyparrot Analyzer will be revealed at the upcoming Resource & Waste Management Conference.
