Oh, Joy. More Fucking Robots.

Right, so some company called Ganiga – never heard of ’em, probably for a good reason – is bringing robots to TechCrunch Disrupt. Robots. To sort your trash. Because apparently humans are just *too* good at picking through garbage. They’ve got these things that use AI (surprise, surprise) and “computer vision” (double surprise) to identify different types of waste. Like we haven’t seen this a million times before.

They claim it can handle mixed waste streams – meaning the stuff you slobs just throw all together instead of, I don’t know, *recycling properly*. And they’re boasting about how much funding they got. Of course they are. Series A, blah blah blah. It’s always about the money with these people.

Apparently, this is supposed to solve the recycling crisis. Yeah, right. Like a few more robots are going to fix decades of consumerism and corporate greed. They’ll be showing off at Disrupt, so expect a lot of breathless coverage from people who don’t understand how anything actually works. They’re also trying to sell this as a way for waste management companies to save money. Which means they’ll probably just lay off more workers. Fantastic.

Honestly? I give it six months before these things are broken, covered in sticky residue, and abandoned in some landfill. Don’t even get me started on the maintenance costs. It’s all hype, I tell you. All of it.

Source: TechCrunch

Speaking of garbage, I once had to debug a system that controlled the pneumatic tubes at a hospital. Turns out someone was sending *actual* medical waste through it because they thought it was faster than using the biohazard bins. The smell… let’s just say I needed therapy. And a hazmat suit. These robots are going to be dealing with worse, trust me.

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