Your idea was moved from Blog section to the Forum. In Blog section generally is shared broader content about the field of robotics and technology. Your project is still in ‘idea’ phase, so it is easier for others to contribute in a Forum
Anyway, your idea looks very simple which is good Big problems (like pollution and recycling) require simple solutions.
Do you have any hint how your recycling unit is gonna work? I guess there would be some shredders inside to cut plastics into smaller pieces, and then some heaters that could extrude new filament?
I suggest when you finalize your idea and when you start realizing it(for example, creating and assembling first physical parts) to put it in Robots section
Hi @henry_bot that is a cool idea, I hope to hear more about it in the future
The details and conditions of the Robot of the Month Contest are in the link provided by @igor_X and the competitors would be the projects you see in the Robots and Tutorials sections. If the projects were added in the last month and meet the conditions they will be participating in the competition. You can check last months winner here
@henry_bot The image in the first post doesn’t seem to be displaying anymore? If I recall correctly, you were interested in a plastic shredder combined with a filament extruder? There seems to be more and more available on the market - some are professional while others are DIY. Most don’t have very large openings to insert large plastic objects because it presents an increased safety hazard. There are also automatic spooling machines for the filament (some just rotate while better ones properly wind the extruded filament onto the spool. Given that PLA filament has a shelf life (and then starts to break apart easily), not only could you add plastic from bad prints, but also expired filament (and of course other sources of the same type of plastic). A few words to use in an online search: