AMP Robotics Opens New Headquarters in Colorado
The maker of AI-empowered robotics and sorting systems for recycling will combine operations into the new 84,000-ft2 facility outside Denver, which includes manufacturing and R&D.
AMP Robotics Corp. (Louisville, Colo.) held an official opening for its new headquarters, which combines two former facilities into one shared space that includes manufacturing and R&D. AMP marked the occasion of moving into the the new 84,000-ft2 facility with remarks from founder and CEO Matanya Horowitz, as well as newly reelected Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. Horowitz noted that a 2016 grant from the state’s Advanced Industries Accelerator helped the company, which was founded in 2014, gain traction.
AMP Robotics welcomed Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to an open house marking the opening of its new headquarters outside Denver.
“Colorado is a wonderful place to call home,” Horowitz said in his comments, “but it’s been really exciting over the last two years to see Colorado become a major player in recycling legislation, particularly the extended producer responsibility legislation.” On June 3, Gov. Polis signed the Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling act into law. This measure requires companies that sell products in packaging, paper products and food serviceware to fund a statewide recycling system to recycle those materials by July 1, 2025 to be able to continue doing business in the state.
“AMP is of course great for Louisville and Boulder County, but really it’s exciting for Colorado’s economy,” Polis said, “and it’s exciting for our recycling and sustainability goals,” adding that the company’s automation offering is appealing given current workforce staffing challenges.
Horowitz also emphasized the economic impact of making these robots in the U.S. and helping recyclers bring back some reclaim operations that had shifted abroad. “I’m particularly proud because I think you can have a strong story around domestic manufacturing here,” Horowitz said. “We’re also helping the country reshore different forms of manufacturing around circularity. So we build these robots here in Colorado; we ship them around the world; and we enable recycling facilities to create new domestic sources of supply.”
AMP has nearly 200 employees in Colorado and approximately 300 total, with 275 of its AMP Cortex high-speed sorting robotic systems installed around the world. The new facility includes an R&D lab that serves as a demonstration center for the company’s technology, replicating a materials recovery facility. When the governor toured, AMP ran a live demonstration of its newest technology—the Vortex system for the recover of film and flexible packaging.
AMP pairs the Cortex high-speed robot with its Neuron AI platform that continuously trains itself to recognize different colors, textures, shapes, sizes and patterns—including brand labels—to identify materials and their recyclability.
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