{"id":100102,"date":"2018-04-20T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=100102"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:32:33","slug":"watch-apples-new-machine-that-can-take-apart-200-iphones-an-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/watch-apples-new-machine-that-can-take-apart-200-iphones-an-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Apple\u2019s new machine that can take apart 200 iPhones an hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones are amazing things that can do a mind-blowing number of useful tasks. From simple calls and text messages to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-augmented-reality\">augmenting reality<\/a> via unlimited access to all the information in the world. All this functionality comes at a cost, however. We have to fork out hundreds of dollars if we want the latest handset, but there is also a heavy ecological cost. Inside our smartphones are all sorts of rare elements that come from mines all over the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"http:\/\/imshopping.rediff.com\/imgshop\/450-450\/shopping\/pixs\/3836\/i\/iPhone4-10032012-071137._used-apple-iphone-4-mobile-phone.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">How to breathe new life into your old phone<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-old-phone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-old-phone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Having recently announced that all Apple headquarters around the world are now powered by sustainable energy, Apple wants to go further for Earth Day. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/apple-adds-earth-day-donations-to-trade-in-and-recycling-program\/\">blog post<\/a>, Lisa Jackson, Apple\u2019s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives introduced us to Daisy, Apple\u2019s new iPhone recycling machine:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt Apple, we\u2019re constantly working toward smart solutions to address climate change and conserve our planet\u2019s precious resources\u2026 In recognition of Earth Day, we are making it as simple as possible for our customers to recycle devices and do something good for the planet through Apple GiveBack. We\u2019re also thrilled to introduce Daisy to the world, as she represents what\u2019s possible when innovation and conservation meet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 840px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-100102-1\" width=\"840\" height=\"475\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/videos\/daisy\/Daisy-PR-cc-us-_848x480.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/videos\/daisy\/Daisy-PR-cc-us-_848x480.mp4\">https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/videos\/daisy\/Daisy-PR-cc-us-_848x480.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><em>Video via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/apple-adds-earth-day-donations-to-trade-in-and-recycling-program\/\">Apple Newsroom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Daisy is Apple\u2019s newest disassembly robot and was built using parts of Apple&#8217;s last disassembly robot, Liam. <em>\u201cDaisy is made from some of Liam\u2019s parts and is capable of disassembling nine versions of iPhone and sorting their high-quality components for recycling. Daisy can take apart up to 200 iPhone devices per hour, removing and sorting components, so that Apple can recover materials that traditional recyclers can\u2019t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100104\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100104 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Daisy_robot_iPhone_loader_04192018-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Daisy_robot_iPhone_loader_04192018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Daisy_robot_iPhone_loader_04192018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Daisy_robot_iPhone_loader_04192018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Daisy_robot_iPhone_loader_04192018-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/apple-adds-earth-day-donations-to-trade-in-and-recycling-program\/\">Apple Newsroom<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apple GiveBack offers owners of eligible Apple devices credit for trading them in. They can put that credit towards an in-store purchase or even store it on an Apple Store Gift Card for later use.\u00a0 Anybody wanting to trade in their device can do so at any Apple Store or via Apple\u2019s website. For every phone turned in before April 30, Apple will make a donation to Conservation International, which works to preserve and protect the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones are amazing things that can do a mind-blowing number of useful tasks. From simple calls and text messages to augmenting reality via unlimited access to all the information in the world. All this functionality comes at a cost, however. We have to fork out hundreds of dollars if we want the latest handset, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/watch-apples-new-machine-that-can-take-apart-200-iphones-an-hour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Watch Apple\u2019s new machine that can take apart 200 iPhones an hour&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9073,"featured_media":100103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-100102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328064,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100102\/revisions\/328064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100102"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=100102"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=100102"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=100102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}