German institute KIT now also in e-commerce robotics

At the Amazon Robotics Challenge the team of Karlsruhe Institute of technology (KIT) demonstrated how future warehousing may work. Their first participation in the competition was crowned by a 7th place in the overall ranking. This was announced in a press release published on 1 August 2017. Their system was designed such that all actions, i.e. detection, picking, suction, dropping, could be carried out with similar movement patterns from above. This facilitates movement planning and execution and makes the movements quicker and more reliable.
Robotic order picking for e-commerce is on show live for all visitors at the Logistica exhibition in Utrecht, the Netherlands from 28-30 November 2017.
Click here for the press release.
Click here for a video about the robot.
Click here for more information about the Amazon Robotics Challenge.
Click here for information about advanced robotic order picking for e-fulfilment as shown at the Logistica exhibition 28-30 November 2017 (Utrecht, the Netherlands).

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