Modular system for automated portable electronic device disassembly

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a controller of a modular system for disassembling a portable electronic device including a display assembly and a housing defining a cavity that carries an energy storage component, cause the modular system to carry out steps comprising:

• generating data associated with disassembling the portable electronic device based on measurements of the housing of the portable electronic device including measurements of the physical attributes of the housing;
• removing the display assembly from the housing using a first module of a modular system based on the data generated from the measurements of the housing wherein removing the display assembly from the housing exposes the energy storage component carried within the cavity of the housing;
• and
• removing the energy storage component from the housing using a second module of the modular system based on the data generated from the measurements of the housing.

A system for processing a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device including a display assembly and a housing defining a cavity that carries an energy storage component, the system comprising:

• a controller in communication with a camera, the controller configured to generate data based on measurements of the housing of the portable electronic device including measurements of the physical attributes of the housing based on an image of the housing taken by the camera;
• a first module in communication with the controller, the first module configured to remove the display assembly from the housing based on the data generated from the measurements of the housing, wherein removing the display assembly from the housing exposes the energy storage component carried within the cavity of the housing;
• and
• a second module in communication with the controller, the second module configured to remove the energy storage component from the housing based on the data generated from the measurements of the housing.