Articles from AMP Robotics Corp.
Former WM CEO David Steiner Joins AMP’s Board of Directors
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered diversion technologies for the waste and recycling industry, today announced that David Steiner has been elected to serve on its board of directors.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · January 28, 2025
AMP Raises $91 Million in Series D Funding to Revolutionize Waste
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of AI-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, has raised $91 million in corporate equity in a Series D financing led by Congruent Ventures. The round featured participation from current and new investors, including Sequoia Capital, XN, Blue Earth Capital, Liberty Mutual Investments, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Wellington Management, Range Ventures, and Tao Capital Partners.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · December 5, 2024
AMP to Operate Waste Connections Recycling Facility with AI-Powered Sortation Technology
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, has entered into an agreement with Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) to equip and operate one of Waste Connections’ greenfield, next-generation recycling facilities. Located in Commerce City, Colorado, the facility will be commissioned in early 2026.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · November 18, 2024
AMP Appoints Tim Stuart as Chief Executive Officer
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, named Tim Stuart, former chief operating officer for Republic Services Inc. (NYSERSG), chief executive officer. Stuart replaces AMP Founder Matanya Horowitz, who transitioned into the role of chief technology officer.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · November 12, 2024
AMP Processing Municipal Solid Waste at Virginia Facility with AI-Powered Sortation Technology
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, is using its technology to extract mixed recyclables and organic material from municipal solid waste (MSW) for further processing at a facility owned by Recycling and Disposal Solutions of Virginia, Inc. (RDS).
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 29, 2024
RDS to Sort Single-Stream Recycling at Facility Powered by AMP Technology
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, has installed an advanced recycling system to process approximately 10,000 tons of single-stream and commercial recycling annually at the Pitt County Recycling Center. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, the facility is owned and operated by Recycling and Disposal Solutions of Virginia (RDS). RDS expects to begin processing material in June.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 6, 2024
Waste Industry Leader and Former Republic Services COO Tim Stuart Joins AMP’s Board of Directors
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sortation for the waste and recycling industry, today announced that Tim Stuart has been elected to serve on its board of directors. Stuart is AMP’s first independent director.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · March 19, 2024
AMP Robotics Raises Additional Series C Investment From Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has received financing from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. This latest investment brings AMP’s Series C round, led by Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management, to a total of more than $99 million.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 9, 2023
AMP Robotics unveils new AI-enabled automated sortation solution, introduces integrated facility offering for new recycling infrastructure
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, now offers a complete line of AI-powered automation solutions for materials recovery facilities (MRFs), along with a standalone, integrated facility solution to expand recycling infrastructure.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 1, 2023
AMP Robotics Raises $91 Million in Series C Financing
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has raised $91 million in corporate equity in a Series C financing, led by Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management as well as new and existing investors including Blue Earth Capital, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP), Tao Capital Partners, XN, Sequoia Capital, GV, Range Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners. This new round of funding follows a $55 million Series B financing led by XN in January 2021.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · November 2, 2022
AMP Robotics Develops Industry’s First AI-Powered System for Recovery of Film and Flexible Packaging
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, is developing an AI-powered automation solution to improve recovery of film and flexible packaging. This first-of-its-kind innovation for materials recovery facilities (MRFs) aims to tackle the persistent challenge of film contamination.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · October 19, 2022
AMP Robotics and Waste Connections Reach Recycling Technology Milestone
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has expanded its partnership with Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN), its largest customer. Since late 2020, Waste Connections has booked or deployed 50 of AMP’s high-speed robotics systems on plastic, fiber, and residue lines, becoming the largest operator of AI-guided robotics in the industry.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · June 28, 2022
AMP Robotics Launches Automated Secondary Sortation Facilities in Atlanta and Cleveland
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has introduced two new high-diversion production facilities based on its infrastructure model for advanced secondary sortation. The company-owned facilities, located outside of Atlanta and Cleveland, are designed to economically process and aggregate low volumes of difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics, paper, and metals sourced from residue supplied by primary materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and other material providers.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 10, 2022
AMP Robotics Achieves Data Milestones and Recycling Automation Breakthrough
At WasteExpo 2021 in Las Vegas, AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, announced key company milestones executing against its plan to sustainably improve and scale the recovery of recyclables. These achievements coincide with the company’s ongoing market expansion and continued innovation cycle to modernize the domestic and global recycling system.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · June 29, 2021
Fast Company Names AMP Robotics’ AI Platform a 2021 World Changing Ideas Finalist
The artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed by AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has been recognized as a finalist in two categories—“AI and Data” and “Best World Changing Idea North America”—of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. The awards honor the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · May 4, 2021
AMP Robotics Launches Material Characterization Solution to Improve Recycling
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has introduced an AI-powered material characterization software solution that enables the recognition and classification of recyclables that flow through different recovery stages of the recycling process. This latest industry innovation serves as a breakthrough in the effort toward providing measurable transparency on the recyclables captured and missed during different recycling processes, as well as confirming the composition of recovered material bales destined for resale to end markets in the supply chain.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · April 27, 2021
AMP Robotics Partners with Greenbridge to Increase PET Recovery
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste industry, has deployed six AI-guided robotic sorting systems with Evergreen, one of the nation’s largest recyclers of PET bottles, at its Ohio processing facility. AMP’s technology identifies and sorts green and clear PET from post-consumer bales of plastic soft drink bottles, which Evergreen recycles into reusable flakes or pellets (rPET) and sells to end markets as feedstock for new containers and packaging. Evergreen is a subsidiary of Greenbridge, formerly Polychem, a leading manufacturer of polyester and polypropylene products, serving the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and industrial industries since 1974.
By AMP Robotics Corp. · Via Business Wire · April 22, 2021