Deployment
SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
Machinex SamurAI is an AI-powered robotic sorting arm designed for materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and recycling operations. The system uses a 4-articulation robotic arm with a suction gripper driven by Machinex's proprietary MIND AI, which identifies and extracts target materials at up to 70 picks per minute in commingled, dirty, and variable waste stream conditions. A compact variant, the SamurAI Optima, delivers the same AI capability in a smaller footprint for facilities with limited space.
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First two SamurAI robots installed in Quebec recycling facilities, with six more planned for Canadian sorting facilities the following year.
Key facts
- Fleet size
- 2 installed, 6 more planned
Safety record
No incidents on record for SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-03
- Model
- SamurAI
- Company
- Machinex
- Location
- Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2023-01-01
- ID
2702ef65-4360-42b7-a82c-1d52c2489701
Sources (1)
- SAMURAI Machinex sorting robot gets success in the recycling industry · https://www.machinexrecycling.com/news/samurai-machinex-sorting-robot-get-success-in-the-recycling-industry/ · 2023-01-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: industrial_robot
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.Common questions
- What is the SamurAI deployment at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada?
- SamurAI, built by Machinex, is recorded as a deployment at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada on the DEPLOY registry. Machinex operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada?
- Machinex, the manufacturer of SamurAI, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the SamurAI deployment at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the SamurAI deployment at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada safe?
- SamurAI at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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