# SamurAI: robot model

Canonical ID: `372d6870-2e48-46a4-a3b7-bfb570b77f07`

- **Slug:** machinex-samurai
- **Form factor:** industrial_robot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **articulations:** 4
- **picks_per_min:** 70

## Deployments

- [machinex-samurai-plessisville-quebec-canada](/deployments/machinex-samurai-plessisville-quebec-canada.md) at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada (id: `2702ef65-4360-42b7-a82c-1d52c2489701`)

## Supply chain

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## Common questions

### What is SamurAI?

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.

### Who makes SamurAI?

SamurAI is made by Machinex, based in Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.

### Where is SamurAI deployed?

1 verified deployment of SamurAI is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Plessisville, Quebec, Canada.


## Sources (2)

1. **SamurAI Series - Sorting Robots - Machinex** · https://www.machinexrecycling.com/sorting/equipment/samurai-sorting-robot/
2. **Samurai - Machinex** · https://www.machinexrecycling.com/sorting/equipment/samurai/

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