Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is pioneering robotic disassembly of used vehicle batteries that contain #critical materials, so parts of the battery can be reused for applications like energy storage for the electric grid.
ORNL’s Jonathan Harter explains the challenges of breaking down batteries and the ways automation reduces worker risks while creating commodity streams for remanufacturing new products.
Learn more about ORNL’s automated disassembly and remanufacturing lab: ornl.gov/content/battery-recycling-and-automating-circular-economies-brace-lab
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