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title: 'Rose City til batteries die: Rose City Robotics lands Lithium-Ion recycling prize'
date: '2026-08-03T11:58:41-07:00'
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# Rose City til batteries die: Rose City Robotics lands Lithium-Ion recycling prize

Portland is more known for its recycling ethos than its robotics prowess. But that may be changing. Because this news has a foot in each of those camps. Portland’s [Rose City Robotics just announced](https://rosecityrobotics.com/articles/rose-city-robotics-wins-doe-lithium-ion-battery-recycling-prize-breakthrough-contest/) that they have been named among the winners of the [US Department of Energy’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize Breakthrough Contest](https://www.herox.com/BatteryRecyclingPrize/teams).





> We have some big news to share: the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation has named Rose City Robotics a winner of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize Breakthrough Contest. We’re one of eight winning teams nationwide — and one of five in Track 1 for new competitors — receiving a $200,000 award and advancing to Phase IV of the competition.

For more information, read the [Rose City Robotics post](https://rosecityrobotics.com/articles/rose-city-robotics-wins-doe-lithium-ion-battery-recycling-prize-breakthrough-contest/).

*(h/t Kristin Wolff)*

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