MightySort: Intelligent Robotic Sorting Systems for MRFs

Overview

MightySort is an AI-powered robotic system that efficiently sorts non-ferrous metals, capable of handling 30 mt/d with 80%+ separation efficiency, replacing manual labor and delivering rapid ROI.

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Commercialisation opportunities
exclusive licensing, product sales and rental
Problem addressed

Manual sorting of non-ferrous metals is labor-intensive, inconsistent, and costly. Worker shortages and rising labor costs pose significant challenges for recycling facilities.

Innovation
  • Advanced multi-sensor fusion algorithm enables accurate material identification through integration of spectral, visual, and depth data, achieving over 95% recognition accuracy for various metal types.
  • Innovative hybrid end-effector combines vacuum suction and mechanical gripping, adapting to materials of different shapes and surface conditions for reliable handling.
  • IoT-enabled data analytics platform provides real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and performance optimization through cloud-based machine learning.
Key impact
  • A single robot can replace two workers, improving sorting efficiency
  • Maintenance-free design, can work stably in high dust and high temperature environment
  • Reduce workers’ exposure to hazardous environments and solve the problem of enterprises’ difficulty in hiring workers
Award
  • 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva: Gold Medal
  • The Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICT Awards) 2024: ICT Startup Award Hardware and Devices Award Stream – Silver Award
Application
  • Non-ferrous metal solid waste recycling plant
  • Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant
  • Construction solid waste recycling facilities
  • Municipal solid waste recycling facilities

Patent

  • Utility model patent: ZL 2023 2 0373269.9
  • Utility model patent: ZL 2022 2 2967003.5
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward-looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. CUHK teachers and students hail from all around the world. Four Nobel laureates are associated with the university, and it is the only tertiary institution in Hong Kong with recipients of the Nobel Prize, Turing Award, Fields Medal and Veblen Prize sitting as faculty in residence. CUHK graduates are connected worldwide through an extensive alumni network. CUHK undertakes a wide range of research programmes in many subject areas, and strives to provide scope for all academic staff to undertake consultancy and collaborative projects with industry. 

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