Using 3 independent robots, ABB Robotics was able maneuver a pin between a set of 6 cans of soda with just 1mm to spare between the pin and the cans. Mind you, this is all done while the three independent robot arms are swinging wildly in space. According to ABB Robotics, the path of the pin between each can is speed-independent, which means that each arm can move at its own pace without really screwing up the other. [via]
Video of automatic pancaking sorting and stacking machine
October 4, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
ABB Robotics installed a pancake sorter at the Honeytop Specialty Foods company to improve manufacturing time and improve hygienic conditions and the machine is nothing short of extraordinary. Watch as the pancakes get sorted and stacked at incredible speeds. It kind of reminds me of those ice cream vending machines that suck up the individual packs of ice cream. [via]
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