Apple unveils "Daisy" 2nd generation iPhone recycling robot that can disassemble & partly disassemble 200 units of nine iPhones in one hour

Apple is on April 22Earth DayWe posted articles on product recycling efforts according to. A new model for robots that disassemble iPhone "Daisy"Has appeared.

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Apple has put into practical use the machine "Liam" which disassembles the iPhone.

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Liam's successor robot is Daisy and it is possible to disassemble nine kinds of iPhones. Incidentally, Lisa Jackson vice president of Apple's environmental social initiative department uses the pronoun "She", apparently Daisy seems to be a woman. You can see how Daisy disassembles the iPhone in the following movie.

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Machine Daisy that separates parts that can disassemble and recycle iPhone can disassemble up to 200 iPhones per hour.


It can also correspond to iPhone of different sizes.


This is the factory where Daisy operates. As far as the picture is seen, it seems that one worker will be attached for each Daisy.


Automatically sort parts that can be used from the old iPhone.


Of the profits obtained by disassembling the iPhone collected from the user, from April 19th to April 30th, 2018,Apple GiveBackIt will be donated to the nonprofit organization Conservation International through the program.


It seems that the machine tool with the robot arm grabs the iPhone and works.


With Daisy, Apple says it will be able to select parts that can be reused at levels impossible with common recyclers.


"Apple is consistently working on the development of excellent solutions for climate change and sustainable resource use.In hiring Earthday, Jackson recycles equipment gathered from customers through Apple GiveBack program We are doing a simple effort to do that. "


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According to Earth Day Apple Watch users will be notified of "Earth Day Challenge" on Saturday, April 21, 2018. This prompts "Please go outside and train at least 30 minutes to enjoy the earth", and the mission accomplished is likely to receive a special sticker.