XI is a modular, AI‑assisted recycling unit for commercial facilities such as hotels, offices, and campuses. It accepts mixed dry recyclables, automatically classifies and routes items into sealed streams of plastic, paper, metal or unknown, and delivers real‑time waste‑handling data to reduce staff workload and improve reporting.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Commercial facilities such as hotels, offices, and university campuses often rely on passive recycling bins that require manual sorting, generate hygiene risks, and provide little insight into waste composition. This limits operational control and makes sustainability reporting difficult.
Solution
XI is a modular, AI‑assisted recycling unit that serves as a controlled waste‑handling endpoint for commercial environments. Users deposit mixed dry recyclables, and the system automatically classifies each item using computer‑vision algorithms. Items are routed into sealed output streams for plastic, paper, metal, or unknown materials, eliminating the need for staff to separate waste. Real‑time operational data and structured waste‑handling reports are delivered to facility teams, enabling measurable sorting outcomes and streamlined sustainability reporting. The unit’s modular design allows expansion with additional modules for glass or food waste as needed.
Target Audience
Primary customers are facilities managers, sustainability officers, and building services teams at hotels, office complexes, and university campuses that need automated waste sorting and reporting.
Features
- AI‑driven internal classification of mixed dry recyclables using computer‑vision models
- Automated routing into sealed output containers for plastic, paper, metal, and unknown streams
- Modular hardware that can be extended with optional glass‑handling and food‑waste modules
- Real‑time operational dashboard delivering site‑level waste composition data
- Structured reporting output compatible with facility sustainability metrics
- Safe fallback handling for items the AI cannot confidently classify