STAUBLI HE robots (Humid environments)

STAUBLI HE robots (Humid environments)  @ University of Lincoln, UK Components: Wide range of HE robots, hi-res vision system, conveyor, vacuum actuator, laser scanners  Staubli produces a wide range of robots for usage in humid environments, so they are for use in high-risk food production areas.  Safety can also be demonstrated by means of laser scanners and a safety-certified control system…

Soft Robotics gripper prototyping system

Soft Robotics gripper prototyping system  @ University of Lincoln, UK Components: Rapid prototyping station to assemble and program soft grippers with multiple fingers configuration This system can be used to rapidly prototype soft grippers from both a mechanical and control point of view.  Depending on the ingredient/product to be manipulated, the gripper can be assembled using a different number of fingers and…

ABB IRB 1200 with safe move

ABB IRB 1200 with safe move  @ University of Lincoln, UK Components: Standard 6dof robotic arm, soft gripper, pneumatic gripper, vacuum/pneumatic actuators, 3D camera, laser scanner  This robot will be mainly used to demonstrate high-speed operations on food ingredients/products like ingredients loading and presentation and/or final packing/boxing.   The robot will use 3D vision systems to grasp and manipulate ingredients (bin picking) and to load/present them for the following operation.  Other uses of…

Single arm Yumi IRB 14050-0.5/0.5

Single arm Yumi IRB 14050-0.5/0.5  @ University of Lincoln, UK Components: Collaborative single arm, vacuum gripper, servo actuated gripper, hi-res camera, first gripper vision  The robot is currently used to demonstrate liquid/powder ingredients dosing.  User can input the desired recipe and the robot selects the right containers and grasps them in the right sequence using 3D cameras and a rigid gripper.  It then pours…

KUKA iiwa 14

KUKA iiwa 14 – manipulation of ingredients @ University of Lincoln, UK Components: Wide range of HE robots, hi-res vision system, conveyor, vacuum actuator, laser scanners  The KUKA iiwa is used to demonstrate human/robot collaboration in ingredients handling with a significant payload (up to 14Kg). It can be equipped with soft grippers, rigid grippers, vacuum or Bernoulli actuators. In terms of sensors, it can be…