Automated Solutions and Robotics Debut at Automate 2023
Kuka brought to the event its AGILUS, DELTA HM and SCARA robots working with a KMR iiwa mobile automation platform in a pick and place/bin picking cell. Designed to simulate a real production environment and automation solutions for each step— moving material from receiving and sorting to packing and distribution—the cell included KUKA’s new KR 3 DELTA Hygienic robot, KR 6 SCARA and KR 6 AGILUS robots, a KMR iiwa autonomous mobile platform and advanced vision software, KUKA.VisionTech.
For vision capability, the cell used a 3D camera and SICK vision system for recognizing randomly situated materials. Once an object has been identified and selected, the trajectory planning system governs robot movements and provides the orientation required to remove the object without colliding against the walls of a container or other nearby elements.