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  1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278612524001109
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Battery Dismantling Economics Are Set to Be Transformed with Flexible Automation Design Variety Makes Dismantling Challenging

First Robotics Are Going Live Across the West

Manual Dismantling Takes a Prohibitive Amount of Time (1)

Entity

Entity Status

Current Operation Status

Hydrovolt

Joint Venture

Industrial Scale Operational (Norway)

Mercedes-Benz

Public (OEM)

Full Closed-Loop Operational (Germany)

Bosch / BLC

Private / JV

Industrial Scale Operational (Germany)

Circu Li-ion

Private

In operation in live facilities (Luxembourg)

Automation Transforms Economics DISASSEMBLY TIME (1), IN MIN

DISASSEMBLY COST (2)

Reduced labor cost with semi-automated disassembly (2)

Reduced total process cost with semi-automated disassembly (2)

Flexible automation unlocks economically viable battery dismantling by replacing cost-prohibitive manual processes with semi-automated robotic systems. Source: (1) Robotised disassembly of electric vehicle batteries: A systematic literature review - ScienceDirect, (2) Roland Berger (Distinguished Partner), RWTH Aachen, Battery Monitor 2024/25, p. 63

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