Daisy the robot recycles Apple iPhones

The robot in Austin can tear apart 200 iPhones per hour

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Components taken from iPhones, like these speaker modules, are sorted for further processing after Daisy deconstructs them at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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Haptic touch modules removed from iPhones by Daisy, an iPhone recycling robot.
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Aluminum iPhone cases after they've completed the deconstruction process by Daisy, an iPhone recycling robot.
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Camera modules and speaker modules removed from iPhones by Daisy.
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Components taken from iPhones, like these camera modules, are sorted for further processing after Daisy deconstructs them at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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The remnants of various iPhone models are left to be hand-sorted at the last step for the iPhone recycling robot, Daisy, which first removes key components like the screen and battery at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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Components taken from iPhones, like camera modules, are sorted into large bins for further processing after Daisy deconstructs them at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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The remnants of various iPhone models are left to be hand-sorted at the last step for iPhone recycling robot, Daisy, which first removes key components like the screen and battery at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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An iPhone recycling robot, Daisy, is seen at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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The remnants of various iPhone models are left to be hand-sorted at the last step for the iPhone recycling robot, Daisy.
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Daisy first removes key components like the screen and battery at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas, U.S
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An iPhone recycling robot, Daisy, is seen at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas.
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These haptic touch modules are sorted into large bins for further processing after Daisy deconstructs them at an Apple recycling facility in Austin, Texas
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Aluminum iPhone cases after they've completed the deconstruction process by Daisy.

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