AI-driven robotic disassembly for flat panel displays.
Higher-value clean commodities like aluminum, copper, steel, and printed circuit boards.
Recovery of critical and rare earth elements such as indium and gallium.
Sustainable plastics recovery from difficult black polymers.Who We Are
roboLoop Is a Pennsylvania-Based Technology Company
We are a spinoff of eLoop LLC, a certified leader in IT asset disposition, and the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, one of the world’s foremost robotics research institutions.
Our State College, PA facility serves as a regional hub for flat panel display recycling — applying robotics, AI, and precision engineering to solve one of the toughest recycling challenges in the world.
Our Mission:
To revolutionize electronics recycling by replacing manual dismantling and shredding with safe, scalable, and sustainable robotic systems.
Technology
Our Proprietary Robotic
Recycling Process
At the heart of roboLoop’s flat panel display project is a proprietary AI-driven robotic system built specifically for flat panel display disassembly. Unlike traditional shredding, which produces contaminated and lower-value scrap, our robotics remove fasteners, identify components, and separate materials into clean streams.
Key technology benefits
Innovative
Robotics
Precision dismantling with AI vision systems to identify and sort components.
Cleaner Commodities
Separation of uncontaminated aluminum, steel, copper wire, printed circuit boards, and plastics, resulting in higher resale value.
Critical Material Recovery
Extraction of critical and rare earth elements such as indium and gallium from thin-film transistors.
Plastics Reclamation
Specialized analysis of plastics, identifying polymer types to create a resalable plastics stream.
Sustainability Impact
Recycling of over 95% of materials in each display, contributing directly to the circular economy.
Why Flat Panel Displays?
The FPD Challenge
Flat panel displays represent one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of global e-waste. With a lifespan of only 5–7 years, most are quickly discarded, and unlike other electronics, there is no viable aftermarket repair market.
Key facts:
- It is estimated there are more flat panel displays in the average U.S. household than people.
- FPDs contain a variety of valuable and recyclable materials, including metals, plastics, and rare elements.
- Manual disassembly is slow, labor-intensive, and hazardous due to the CCFL lamps and chemicals present.
- Shredding methods contaminate materials , significantly reducing resale value.
roboLoop’s mission is to solve the FPD challenge by creating a regional processing hub in State College, PA, where certified recyclers across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic can send collected displays for safe and efficient recycling.
Services
What We Offer
roboLoop is more than just a recycler. We provide a range of services that help recyclers, local governments, and OEMs to minimize their costs, maximize recovery, reduce risks, and achieve sustainability goals.
Our Core Services
Flat Panel Display Recycling
Robotic disassembly of TVs and monitors at scale, delivering clean, high-value commodities.
Critical & Rare Earth Elements Recovery
Recovery of elements like indium and gallium from thin-film transistors, with adaptability to future rare earth material recovery.
Commodities Sales
Clean, uncontaminated metals and plastics available for resale in global commodity markets.
roboLoop's Impact
Advancing the
Circular Economy
Sustainability is built into every layer of roboLoop’s model. By maximizing recovery, eliminating hazardous manual work, and ensuring that every material stream has value, we are closing the loop on critical resources.
Our Sustainability Advantages
Worker Safety
Robotics eliminate exposure to hazardous glass and materials during manual disassembly.
Material Recovery
95%+ of every display recycled is returned into the economy as clean, reusable commodities.
Plastics Innovation
Turning problematic black plastics into a resalable product stream.
Climate Impact
By reducing landfill waste and reintroducing metals and plastics into manufacturing, robocloop lowers greenhouse gas emissions linked to mining and refining virgin materials.
ESG Alignment
Our processes directly support corporate ESG commitments, government circular economy goals, and responsible electronics recycling standards.
Markets We Serve
Who We Work With
roboLoop partners with organizations that collect, manage, or manufacture electronic waste. Our State College hub is designed to serve recyclers and municipalities throughout the Mid-Atlantic, while also preparing for national expansion.
Our Customers Include
Certified
Recyclers
Collecting FPDs locally and seeking regional processing.
Municipalities & Governments
Offering residents certified, safe, and sustainable recycling programs.
Electronics Manufacturers (OEMs)
Meeting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations with a high-tech recycling partner.
Commercial Enterprises
Large institutions seeking responsible, measurable recycling programs.
Blog
roboLoop Blog
Stay updated on roboLoop’s latest news and insights via our blog posts.
The Flat Panel Problem: Why America Needs Automated Recycling Now
How Robotic Demanufacturing Strengthens the Circular Economy in Pennsylvania
