AMP Robotics has come a long way since its 2014 launch, boasting a platform that recognizes over 75 billion objects, which AI-guided robots pluck from the stream at astonishing speed. The company has been lauded for its “world-changing” ideas and has lassoed in $180m in funding and an expanding list of contracts with heavy hitters in the recycling world. In this Q&A, Matanya Horowitz, the company’s founder and CEO, takes us back to the company’s beginnings, up to today, pausing on a few milestones and key partners, including some industry names we all know. He also discusses how he sees AI evolving to meet growing demands placed on recyclers.