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Recycleye Robotics at Reading, Berkshire, UK

Recycleye Robotics is an AI-powered robotic waste-picking system combining Recycleye's computer-vision material recognition with a FANUC robotic arm to identify and pick recyclables from material recovery facility lines.

Recycleye Robotics by Recycleye · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Industrial Robots

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England's first retrofittable AI-powered robotic waste picking system installed at re3's MRF in Reading, Berkshire. Achieves 55 picks per minute using Recycleye Vision AI and FANUC robotic arm. Operated by FCC Environment for the re3 waste partnership.

Key facts

Pick rate
55 picks per minute

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Recycleye Robotics at Reading, Berkshire, UK.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Recycleye Robotics
Company
Recycleye
Location
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Operator
Recycleye
Status
operational
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2021-09-20
ID
cd1c4368-8308-422c-8f0d-c85587150e5d

Timeline

  1. Sep 2021
    First recorded
    Recycleye Robotics first documented operating at Reading, Berkshire, UK.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. re3 partners with Recycleye to install England's first retrofittable AI waste-picking robot · https://re3.fccenvironment.co.uk/2021/09/20/re3-partners-with-recycleye-to-install-englands-first-retrofittable-ai-waste-picking-robot/ · 2021-09-20
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: industrial_robot

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Common questions

What is the Recycleye Robotics deployment at Reading, Berkshire, UK?
Recycleye Robotics, built by Recycleye, is recorded as a deployment at Reading, Berkshire, UK on the DEPLOY registry. Recycleye operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Recycleye Robotics at Reading, Berkshire, UK?
Recycleye, the manufacturer of Recycleye Robotics, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Recycleye Robotics deployment at Reading, Berkshire, UK go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 20, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Recycleye Robotics deployment at Reading, Berkshire, UK?
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.

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