YC-backed Grip Uses Foundation Models to Sort Flexible Trash

Grip, a YC S26 robotics startup, leverages foundation models to sort variable, deformable trash that existing machines cannot handle. The company released a video showing its robot sorting real waste at 1x speed.

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