Opening packages at high speeds using robots

摘要

Conveying systems for transporting sealed containers, such as boxes, may be provided with one or more delta robots configured to cut one or more adhesive tapes or other layers provided on the sealed containers. The delta robots may include one or more blades or other cutting implements on end effectors, which may be repositioned by the delta robots in response to instructions. Such instructions may be generated based on images or imaging data captured from the sealed containers, which may be analyzed to recognize features, locations and orientations of the adhesive tapes or other layers applied across faces, seams or edges of the sealed containers. Using such robots, the sealed containers may be partially or completely opened prior to reaching one or more workers, who may quickly and efficiently access the internal contents of such containers with limited effort.

主权项

1. A conveying system comprising:
an imaging device; a conveyor defining a direction of travel along an axis, and conveying an object in the direction of travel; a first delta robot mounted above the conveyor having a first blade provided on a first end effector, wherein the first blade is pointed opposite to the direction of travel along the axis; a second delta robot mounted above the conveyor having a second blade provided on a second end effector, wherein the second blade is pointed toward the conveyor and perpendicular to the axis; a third delta robot mounted above the conveyor having a third blade provided on a third end effector, wherein the third blade is pointed in the direction of travel along the axis; and a computing device in communication with the imaging device, the conveyor, the first delta robot, the second delta robot and the third delta robot, wherein the computing device is configured to at least:
capture imaging data regarding the object using the imaging device;identify at least one adhesive label provided on the object based at least in part on the imaging data;determine a velocity vector of the at least one adhesive label provided on the object;generate instructions for causing at least one of the first delta robot, the second delta robot or the third delta robot to position at least one of the first blade, the second blade or the third blade into contact with the at least one adhesive label provided on the object based at least in part on the velocity vector; andprovide the instructions to the at least one of the first delta robot, the second delta robot or the third delta robot.