A solar module lifting apparatus includes a base supported on the ground, a cylinder module including cylinder units disposed on the base and changing in height by contracting and stretching, and a rotary supply plate having one side supporting a solar module and the other side coupled to the cylinder module and moving up and down the solar module by operation of the cylinder module, in which the rotary supply plate includes a first hinge and a second hinge spaced apart from each other on the other side, the cylinder module includes a first cylinder unit and a second cylinder unit of which the upper ends are coupled to the first hinge and the second hinge by shafts, respectively, and at least one of the height and the inclination of the rotary supply plate is adjusted by contracting or stretching of the first cylinder unit and the second cylinder unit.

A method for the automated recovery of rare earth permanent magnets from electric machines are provided. The method includes identifying electric machines in a mixed product stream for performing a unique robotic disassembly routine. Electric machines that are not identified are diverted to a robot training station, during which time the system and the method include implementing a suitable disassembly routine. A conveyor delivers the remaining electric machines to a rotary platform having multiple stations for the simultaneous disassembly of multiple electric machines. Permanent magnets are removed from the electric machines and are then sorted for recycling operations.

A robotic cutting device includes a cutting tool responsive to a mobile actuator adapted to apply a cutting force in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and scanning logic configured to identify a cutting path denoted on an article for cutting. Using the cutting path, a mobile actuator is responsive to positioning logic for disposing the cutting tool along the cutting path for performing a prescribed cut on the article. The mobile actuator is a robotic arm responsive to an independent coordinate frame based on a position and orientation of a mobility vehicle supporting the mobile actuator. The mobility vehicle is typically a tracked or all-terrain capable chassis adapted to be disposed adjacent to the article such that the article is within range of the actuator. The mobility vehicle transports the robotic cutting device adjacent to the article to be cut, such that the cutting path is within reach.

A method for sorting and recycling garbage recycles garbage of certain types into a garbage collecting device, the garbage recycling device implements the method and includes a temporary storage box and a storage box having an inlet. The method acquires an image of garbage in the temporary storage box, analyzes the image to obtain a first classification information and determines whether the first classification information matches a recycling category. The inlet of the storage box is opened when the first classification information matches a certain recycling category. A garbage sorting and recycling system and a computer readable storage medium are also provided.

This application relates to a method for disassembling a portable electronic device. The method can include generating data associated with disassembling the portable electronic device based on measurements of a housing of the portable electronic device, removing a display assembly from the housing using a first module of a modular system based on the measurements of the housing, and removing an energy storage component from the housing using a second module of the modular system based on the measurements of the housing.

A method and a system for the automated recovery of rare earth permanent magnets from electric machines are provided. The method and the system include identifying electric machines in a mixed product stream for performing a unique robotic disassembly routine. Electric machines that are not identified are diverted to a robot training station, during which time the system and the method include implementing a suitable disassembly routine. A conveyor delivers the remaining electric machines to a rotary platform having multiple stations for the simultaneous disassembly of multiple electric machines. Permanent magnets are removed from the electric machines and are then sorted for recycling operations.

The observation update unit (152) increases a weight of a particle for a particle representing a position and a posture closer to a position and a posture of an operation object indicated by an observation result, and increases a weight of a corresponding particle for a particle closer to a state in which an object of interest and the operation object arranged in a position and a posture represented by each of particles are in contact with each other in a virtual space where shapes and a relative positional relationship of the object of interest and the operation object are expressed in a case in which the observation result indicates that the contact has occurred. A state estimation unit (154) calculates an estimated state that is a position and a posture of the operation object estimated based on a set of the particles in which a weight of each of the particles is adjusted. An action planning unit (144) plans an action for moving the operation object from the estimated state to the target state of the current movement, and a command conversion unit (146) commands the robot to execute the planned action. An iteration determination unit (156) repeats setting of the target state, acquisition of the observation result, setting of the set of particles, adjustment of the set of particles, calculation of the estimated state, planning of the action, and execution of the action until the estimated state coincides with a completion state within a predetermined error.

A recycling support system for a production facility performing a plurality of types of recycling processing using marine plants includes a measurement unit configured to measure an amount of remaining energy used to operate the production facility, and a control unit configured to control a proportion of each of the plurality of types of recycling processing carried out in the production facility according to the amount of remaining energy used to operate the production facility measured by the measurement unit.

Information handling systems are transported to a selected of plural micro manufacturing centers for harvesting of component modules to reuse in remanufactured information handling systems through an automated process that uses a robotic arm to harvest the component modules and rebuild the information handling systems. Component module health lifecycle information is applied to select components for harvesting. Carbon footprint, energy consumption, costs, any manual labor involved and time criticality are factored to select a geographical location to harvest the component modules and to send the system to subsequent end user locations.

A solar module lifting apparatus includes a base supported on the ground, a cylinder module including cylinder units disposed on the base and changing in height by contracting and stretching, and a rotary supply plate having one side supporting a solar module and the other side coupled to the cylinder module and moving up and down the solar module by operation of the cylinder module, in which the rotary supply plate includes a first hinge and a second hinge spaced apart from each other on the other side, the cylinder module includes a first cylinder unit and a second cylinder unit of which the upper ends are coupled to the first hinge and the second hinge by shafts, respectively, and at least one of the height and the inclination of the rotary supply plate is adjusted by contracting or stretching of the first cylinder unit and the second cylinder unit.