You can pet the recycler (#22640)

Resources/Locale/en-US/interaction/interaction-popup-component.ftl

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ petting-success-honkbot = You pet {THE($target)} on {POSS-ADJ($target)} slippery
 petting-success-mimebot = You pet {THE($target)} on {POSS-ADJ($target)} cold metal head.
 petting-success-cleanbot = You pet {THE($target)} on {POSS-ADJ($target)} damp metal head.
 petting-success-medibot = You pet {THE($target)} on {POSS-ADJ($target)} sterile metal head.
+petting-success-recycler = You pet {THE($target)} on {POSS-ADJ($target)} mildly threatening steel exterior.
 
 petting-failure-honkbot = You reach out to pet {THE($target)}, but {SUBJECT($target)} honks in refusal!
 petting-failure-cleanbot = You reach out to pet {THE($target)}, but {SUBJECT($target)} {CONJUGATE-BE($target)} busy mopping!

Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/recycler.yml

@@ -111,3 +111,9 @@
   - type: MaterialStorage
   - type: Conveyor
   - type: Rotatable
+  - type: InteractionPopup
+    successChance: 1.0
+    interactSuccessString: petting-success-recycler
+    interactFailureString: petting-failure-generic
+    interactSuccessSound:
+      path: /Audio/Items/drill_hit.ogg