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Apple’s new iPhone-destroying robot called Daisy can dismantle 200 phones an hour
But green groups say said Apple should focus on designing longer-lasting and upgradeable products instead
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By Kif Leswing
Apple’s got a new robot.
You can’t buy this ‘bot, though — it’s only for Apple’s use. The robot, named Daisy, takes apart old iPhones so that the valuable materials in the devices, like gold, can be extracted.
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It’s an improved version of “Liam,” the recycling robot that Apple revealed in 2016 to take apart iPhone 6 phones.
Daisy can disassemble 200 iPhones an hour, Apple said in a press release on Thursday extolling the virtues of its latest droid. And Daisy can take apart nine different versions of the iPhone, a step up from Liam’s limited capabilities that only allowed it to dismantle the iPhone 6.
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Apple has made the environment a big part of its corporate identity. Earlier this year it announced that all Apple facilities now run on 100 per cent renewable energy.
Apple also announced on Thursday that for the rest of April, it’s going to donate money to Conservation International for every iPhone and Mac it receives for recycling, and debuted a new website to check the value of your old Apple products.
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