Abstract
Garment factories in Japan require automated work to make up for labor shortage. The purpose of this study is to develop a robot that automates the end process of adhesive interlining. The special feature of this robot is that it can grip and move a flexible fabric and stack it with high precision; as a result, the next process can be easily performed. A non-contact pad is used to grip the fabric, and the gripping point is determined by image processing, which uses a camera. A device was created to simulate the belt conveyor installed in a continuous crimping machine, and the performance of the robot was evaluated by measuring the displacement of the fabrics stacked by it.
