Adept Technologies (San Jose, Calif.) and ABB Flexible Automation (New Berlin, Wis.) recently joined forces to develop a high-speed picker robot, the FlexPicker. ABB developed the innovative arms—three overhead arms in a delta configuration, with a fourth arm straight down, all joined at the tool.
Adept Technologies (San Jose, Calif.) and ABB Flexible Automation (New Berlin, Wis.) recently joined forces to develop a high-speed picker robot, the FlexPicker. ABB developed the innovative arms—three overhead arms in a delta configuration, with a fourth arm straight down, all joined at the tool. The robot uses Adept Technologies’ controller with software adapted to the kinematics of the machine. The four-axis picker has a payload capacity of 0.5 kg. Its repeatability is
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