The U.S. is facing a recycling crisis that is burying cities and towns in tens of millions of tons of garbage a day. The problem began last year when China, the world’s largest recyclable processor, stopped accepting most American scrap plastic and cardboard due to contamination problems, and a glut of plastics overwhelming its own processing facilities. Historically, China recycled the bulk of U.S. waste.

If and when your company prepares to bring robots into the workforce, what can you do to help support the effort's success? Here are a few strategies gleaned from the pros.

The tests are designed to see how soldiers will operate robots in the field

A fleet of Amazon 'Scout' delivery robots will roam the streets of Southern California as part of the firm's largest trial of automated 'last mile' delivery.

​We've already seen several dog-like quadruped robots, which move by walking with their four backward-bending legs. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are now getting in on the act, with their artificially-intelligent (and dog-headed) Astro robot.

Back in 2017, Walmart launched a pilot project that made some of its old-school brick-and-mortar retail stores seem like futuristic testbeds. The chain began trialing robots that could scan shelves to make sure items display the correct price and that they’re in stock, a test that started out in 50 stores.

If you wish to rest uneasy about the combined future of humans and humanoid robots, take a moment to study Sophia's smile. Evan Rachel Wood (who plays the robot Dolores on HBO's Westworld) knows exactly what I'm talking about. Wood and Sophia, an unsettling human-like machine created by Hanson Robotics, co-star in a short film called SophiaWorld released on Wednesday by Futurism Studios.

The assistance of robots in surgical rooms are predicted to transform the way operations are performed.

Engineer who quit over military drone project warns AI might also accidentally start a war

NASA is testing out flying, rolling and swimming cobots

The authors noted that this operation was "successful in all aspects" for the five patients and that none of them experienced procedural complications.

Scientists develop fully autonomous robots that could end the need for workers to scale dangerously-tall wind turbines.

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They scoot around like tiny inch worms but these robots can build absolutely huge structures.

Spacebit's creepy-crawly robots could soon help explore the mysterious caves and lava tubes on the moon, according to the company's CEO. And the first test mission is expected to fly in 2021.

With advancements in robotics and computer generated images, it can be difficult to tell what's real and what's not.

For robots to be useful teammates, they need to be able to understand what they’re told to do—and execute it with minimal supervision.

The recent release of Terminator: Dark Fate saw both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton reprise their iconic roles and James Cameron's return as a writer and producer. While the sentient killing machines depicted in the Terminator franchise are comprised of CGI and Hollywood special effects, plenty of real world research is going into developing robots with similar capabilities, just without the murderous intent (we hope).

Nothing like a good existential crisis to boost productivity.