Picking Robot
The picking robot automates order picking efficiently, accurately, and intelligently, maximizing throughput.
Fully automated picking for fast, accurate, and intelligent order fulfillment
The picking robot is a pick and place cobot designed to automate order picking. It picks products from one storage tote or container and places them into another autonomously. Thanks to innovative deep learning-based vision software and a highly versatile gripping device, the robot handles a wide variety of items with absolute precision, regardless of their sizes, shapes, or finishes.
Interlake Mecalux picking robots are ideal for warehouses that handle a large volume of daily shipments or face high-intensity seasonal peaks in demand. Robotic picking is the ultimate solution to increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and maximize order fulfillment efficiency in companies across all sectors, including the e-commerce, pharmaceutical, textile, and food industries.
Picking robot advantages
- High throughput: the cobot can achieve up to 1,000 picks/hour. Its operating speed and capacity to work uninterruptedly 24/7 significantly streamline order picking and boost productivity compared to manual solutions.
- Maximum efficiency: goods-to-robot order picking systems minimize the possibility of error and free operators from repetitive tasks.
- Great flexibility: the gripping device adapts to the characteristics of the product to be handled. As a result, the cobot can work with a wide variety of items of different shapes, surface finishes, and sizes.
- Absolute accuracy: the vision software instantly calculates and identifies the best pick point for each product according to its attributes and position inside the tote.
- Autonomous operations: thanks to the vision software’s advanced AI algorithms, the robot can pick unknown items without the need for prior training. This ensures immediate adaptation to warehouse inventory and any variations in SKUs.
- Integration and adaptability: the robot is compatible with other automated warehouse systems, such as mini-loads and the Shuttle System.
- Enhanced safety: the cobot is capable of detecting any presence in its vicinity and adjusting its working speed, making its environment extremely safe.
- Ease of use and implementation: its intuitive user interface and simple installation ensure a quick system setup.
Robotic arm applications
Optimized picking operations for companies across all sectors
The robot’s versatility, which allows it to identify, pick, and place a wide range of items, makes it well-suited for various requirements. It is an ideal solution for streamlining order fulfillment in scenarios with high product turnover or seasonal peaks in demand.
Components of the robotic order picking system
Interlake Mecalux’s innovative order picking robot is a cutting-edge technological solution. It consists of vision software based on deep learning algorithms, a high-performance robotic arm, and a versatile, highly precise gripping device.
Camera
High-resolution camera mounted above the location of the box containing SKUs. It takes a color image, complemented by a 3D point cloud of the inside of the box.
Vision software
The SIMATIC Robot Pick AI vision software (from Siemens) processes the image captured by the camera. With an extremely high degree of precision, it determines the optimal picking point and the best orientation for the gripping device. Through CAD modeling, the software is capable of identifying any product without requiring prior training.
Arm
Compact, high-performance robotic arm with a gripping device integrated at the end. It provides maximum operational efficiency and a long reach of up to 51′.
Gripping device
Versatile, lightweight vacuum gripper that adapts to items of various shapes, surface finishes, weights, and dimensions. It grips products optimally, ensuring delicate handling to prevent any damage during pick-and-place operations.
