Piece-Picking Robot Contributing to Logistics Automation by Handling Various Items

Abstract

In response to the growing needs for labor saving in distribution centers, the demand for automation of work is increasing. However, due to the variety of items, it is difficult to automate with conventional technology. In order to automate the picking work of various items, we have developed a picking robot system equipped with item recognition technology, motion planning technology, and hybrid hand. In this paper, we show results of evaluation experiments on various items and how they can be handled.