Microsoft uses automated robots to disassemble and recycle HDDs — company typically shreds two million hard drives per year

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1. a team led by Ranganathan Srikanth created robots that dismantle hard drives, destroy data by destroying platters, and recycle the remaining parts to extract valuable materials, avoiding the current practice of shredding entire hard drives. The robotic system uses computer vision to recognize different HDD types and locate screws for disassembly. It carefully removes components, destroying only the data-carrying platters, while salvaging parts like magnets and printed circuit boards for reuse.