These Earth-Saving Robots Might Be The Future Recyclers

Apple's new robot, Liam, is designed to disassemble iPhones for recycling purposes. Meet Liam, an Apple robot designed to take apart 1.2 million iPhones a year. Mashable reporter Samantha Murphy Kelly got a first look at the robot at Apple's headquarters. It has 29 arms and it was an Apple secret for three years. "Liam is programmed to carefully disassemble the many pieces of returned iPhones, such as SIM card trays, screws, batteries and cameras, by removing components bit by bit so they'll all be easier to recycle. Traditional tech recycling methods involve a shredder with magnets that makes it hard to separate parts in a pure way (you'll often get scrap materials commingled with other pieces)."