New Robot 'TruckBot' Automates Container Unloading with 52-Foot Reach and 1,000 Boxes Per Hour Speed
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TruckBot is mounted on a conveyor belt and uses suction cups to grab boxes. It has a 52-foot reach to access containers without leaving its spot.
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TruckBot can move vertically up to 10 feet, side to side, and features "wrist articulation" like a robotic arm.
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TruckBot aims to automate the taxing warehouse job of unloading shipping containers. It's faster than similar robots, handling 1,000 boxes per hour.
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TruckBot adds to Mujin's ecosystem of warehouse robots for palletizing, depalletizing, piece picking, etc.
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Next goal is to modify TruckBot's "gripper" system to enable loading trucks as well as unloading them.