Purpose

This aims to illustrate the role robotic technology is playing in the key sectors of the green economy.

Design/methodology/approach

Following a short introduction, this paper discusses existing and potential robotic applications in three key sectors of green economy: renewable energy, recycling and waste management and sustainable transport. This is followed by a discussion and concluding comments.

Findings

Robots are playing critical and growing roles in each of the three sectors of the green economy considered. Uses are expanding in the production of renewable energy systems and in their inspection and maintenance. Advances in AI and machine vision have enabled robotic mixed waste sorting which plays a vital role in recycling, and the robotic disassembly of electronic products is also gaining pace. Robots are being used extensively in the sustainable transport sector in the manufacture of electric vehicles and also in the production and recycling of electric vehicle batteries. Emerging applications include robotic vehicle recharging and battery swapping.

Originality/value

This provides an insight into the many ways in which robots are contributing to key sectors of the green economy.

中文翻译：

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机器人在绿色经济中的作用

目的

这旨在说明机器人技术在绿色经济的关键部门中发挥的作用。

设计/方法/方法

在简短介绍之后，本文讨论了机器人在绿色经济的三个关键领域中现有和潜在的应用：可再生能源、回收和废物管理以及可持续运输。随后是讨论和结论性意见。

发现

机器人在所考虑的绿色经济的三个部门中的每一个部门中都扮演着重要且日益重要的角色。可再生能源系统的生产及其检查和维护的用途正在扩大。人工智能和机器视觉的进步使机器人混合垃圾分类成为可能，在回收方面发挥着至关重要的作用，电子产品的机器人拆解也在加速发展。机器人被广泛用于可持续运输部门的电动汽车制造以及电动汽车电池的生产和回收。新兴应用包括机器人车辆充电和电池更换。

原创性/价值

这让我们深入了解机器人为绿色经济的关键部门做出贡献的多种方式。