Anyware Robotics
Anyware Robotics announces a major add-on for its Pixmo robotic solution for truck and container unloading. The patent-pending add-on includes a vertical lift with a conveyor belt that is attached to Pixmo between the robot and the boxes to be unloaded. The integrated Pixmo software quickly processes the various heights of the boxes in the container and then controls the conveyor of the add-on to move up and down to these positions to “meet” the robot arm as it unloads. The add-on enhances unloading efficiency, weight capability, and reliability — all at marginal additional cost.
Key Takeaways:
- Throughput is greatly enhanced because the Pixmo robot arm no longer has to “rotate and place” to a conveyor but simply “pull” to a conveyor,” minimizing the distance the robot arm needs to travel to unload each box. The change in motion doubles the throughput of Pixmo to up to 1000 boxes per hour, and the support of the conveyor increases the weight capacity of the solution to an industry-leading 65 pounds.
- Every year an estimated 28 million containers enter the US with contents, usually boxes, that need to be unloaded. The versatile Pixmo mobile robots autonomously unload boxes in containers and trucks more safely, cost-effectively, reliably, and quickly than humans can – without the related injuries.
