DAYTON, Ohio — Two Wright State professors, Sean and Natasha Banerjee, are leading a project to transform the recycling and manufacturing world in cooperation with the National Science Foundation.

The project aims to turn recycled scrap metal into new products. Project leaders are calling the transformation “recyclofacturing.”

What You Need To Know • New project aims to manufacture scrap metal into usable products using AI and robots • The initiative aims to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. • The project will provide Wright State students with AI and VR manufacturing training

The initiative is being backed by a nearly $3 million grant provided by the foundation.

The Banerjee’s goal is to equip recycling facilities with advanced technology to manufacture new items in the U.S.

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