# Recycleye Robotics at Reading, Berkshire, UK: deployment

Canonical ID: `cd1c4368-8308-422c-8f0d-c85587150e5d`

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](/companies/recycleye.md) Vision AI and FANUC robotic arm. Operated by FCC Environment for the re3 waste partnership.

## Key facts

- **Pick rate:** 55 picks per minute

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-29_

- **Slug:** recycleye-robotics-reading-berkshire-uk
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Recycleye Robotics](/models/recycleye-robotics.md) (id: `8d626bf8-22ff-4f92-af90-b5b9c40472bd`)
- **Category:** [Industrial Robots](/industrial-robots)
- **Company:** [Recycleye](/companies/recycleye.md) (id: `b06817b7-6181-45f2-b490-895c305c5f5b`)
- **Location:** [Reading, Berkshire, UK](/locations/reading-berkshire-uk.md) (id: `452e3d22-b1d1-45d1-a553-510ad3a9730e`)
- **Operator:** [Recycleye](/companies/recycleye.md) (id: `b06817b7-6181-45f2-b490-895c305c5f5b`)
- **First seen:** 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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