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Founders / Eric Camirand

Eric Camirand

Eric Camirand is the CEO of Waste Robotics, a robotics and physical AI company based in Trois-Rivières. Waste Robotics had raised C$10.7M across 3 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a C$500K grant in March 2025 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED).

CEO of Waste Robotics.

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Waste Robotics

Recycling-sorting robots that use deep-learning waste recognition to pick materials off conveyors.

Role
CEO
HQ
Trois-Rivières, QC
Founded
2016
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$10.7M
Latest round
Grant, Mar 3, 2025
Website
wasterobotic.com

Investors: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), Mirova, Fondaction

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Data as of November 3, 2026.

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