BrainChip Holdings Ltd. announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Circle8 Clean Technologies and AVID Group to develop ?Smart Bins? that can automatically sort and recycle different types of waste through a combination of AI-powered sensors and robotics. The collaboration leverages BrainChip?s neuromorphic processor technology and AVID Group?s engineering expertise to create intelligent waste receptacles that can sort materials such as plastic, metal, and glass to help reduce the environmental impact of disposal, especially reducing landfill and minimizing ocean pollution.

The goal extends to increasing the recycling rates at the same time, lowering the costs of waste management and recycling. Additionally, the smart bins will provide valuable data and insights into waste generation and consumption patterns, which can be used to improve refuse reduction and identify mitigation strategies. The collaboration between BrainChip, Circle8 Clean Technologies and AVID Group is part of a larger initiative to create smart cities that use AI and IoT technologies to enhance the quality of life, efficiency of services and sustainability of urban environments.

The jointly created smart bins will first be available to municipalities in Australia before expanding into additional locations worldwide.