The "Mixed Fabric AI Hyperspectral Optical Sorter" developed by Gonye Technology was selected as one of TIME Magazine's "Best Inventions of 2025," providing an intelligent solution to the bottlenecks in waste textile recycling.

Over 80% of traditional waste textile sorting relies on manual labor, which is inefficient and costly. This device integrates AI and hyperspectral technology, functioning like a collaborative "eye, brain, and hand." Its "sharp eye" can identify the "spectral fingerprint" of fabrics, accurately determining material types and blend ratios. Its "brain" relies on a database and algorithms for real-time decision-making, while its "dexterous hand" uses aerodynamic design and high-pressure air jets to achieve millisecond-level precision sorting on a high-speed conveyor belt, with a purity rate exceeding 98%.

Applications in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, have shown that a single sorting line can process 15 tons of used clothing in an 8-hour shift, reducing the required workforce from 30 to just 2 workers, significantly improving efficiency. This technology promotes the transformation of waste textile recycling from "inefficient sorting" to "high-value regeneration," establishing a sustainable closed-loop system of "large-scale recycling—precise sorting—high-value regeneration." It provides critical technological support for the circular economy in the textile industry.