Soft Robotics Inc.
Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based automation innovator Soft Robotics, Inc.’s mGripAI is an “easy-to[1]integrate food automation solution combining 3D vision, artificial intelligence software, and IP69K-rated soft grasping,” the company said. These elements give “industrial robots the hand-eye coordination of humans, enabling high-speed picking, sortation, singulation, and packaging of food from bulk to bins or conveyance,” Soft Robotics, Inc. noted.
“Food and consumer goods processors are now turning toward automation at increasingly high rates due to worker shortages, supply-chain issues, more stringent food safety standards, COVID, etc. Our solutions are safe, reliable, and ensure production is met by eliminating the need for human workers to maintain operational efficiencies,” the company said.
The mGripAI solution has three core components: Perception modules, which capture high-resolution 3D images; the intelligence module, which takes input from the perception modules and translates images into action for the robotic arm and gripper; and the mGrip soft gripper, which works in unison with the intelligence module to pick the selected product.
Ultimately, the mGripAI, which debuted in 2022, “provides industrial robots with the ability to tackle complex food processing tasks traditionally performed by human labor,” according to Soft Robotics.
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