Archives for October 2, 2018

Sick launches 3D camera for robotic belt picking applications

October 2, 2018 by Anna

Sick has launched its fully-programmable TrispectorP1000 3D vision camera to enable reliable, continuous in-line product detection to be easily customised for robotic belt picking applications for the packaging industry.

The Trispector P1000 uses height-based profiling of products on moving packaging lines to ensure gentle and efficient robot picking whatever the shape or colour of the pack design, and even where there is minimal contrast or colour difference between the product and the belt background.

As a compact, stand-alone, programmable 3D camera, Sick TriSpector P1000 combines imaging, lighting and analysis in one device to facilitate on-board evaluation and processing of dimension, volume and true shape data in mm.

Geek+ Robotics Picking System introduced at Empower in Hong Kong

October 2, 2018 by Anna

Geek+ Robotics‘ Geek Picking System has been introduced at Empower in Hong Kong. As an e-commerce centre, Empower focuses on the fast-growing B2C market of small and medium-sized goods and also plays an important role in distributing parcels to Europe, Asia Pacific and Hong Kong.

The robot area of the Empower warehouse covers around several thousands square metres, using 65 Geek Picking Robots. The space utilisation of the warehouse has been maximised with high-rise inventory racks.

Currently Geek+ has several projects in operation in Hong Kong including E-commerce, retail, pharmaceutical, and mini-warehouse solutions which is based on the features of the Hong Kong logistics industry.

Four robotic systems changing the face of warehouse automation

October 2, 2018 by Anna

A new generation of modular, intelligent robots is quietly infiltrating warehouses around the world, delivering greater productivity and throughputs while enabling unprecedented flexibility. This post reviews four of the leading use cases for today’s warehouse robots.

What’s next for your warehouse? Increased connectivity to enable IoT? Migrating warehouse software to the cloud? Or maybe doing more with data?

Those are just some of the initiatives that seem to dominate the discussion of next-generation warehouse technology. Meanwhile, an equally powerful technology may be overlooked because it’s been around for decades: robotics.