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PICKING SYSTEM

  • US 20120323358A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2011
  • Published: 12/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A picking system comprising:

  • a conveying device that conveys workpieces;

    a robot that performs a holding operation for holding the workpieces conveyed by the conveying device and a moving operation for moving the held workpieces to a predetermined place;

    an image capturing device that is provided at an upper stream side of the conveying device than the robot to capture a transport path of the conveying device; and

    a control device that detects the workpieces on the transport path on the basis of an image captured by the image capturing device and instructs the robot to perform the holding operation on the detected workpieces, andthe control device including;

    an overlapping detecting unit that detects overlapping of the workpieces; and

    an operation instruction unit that instructs the robot to perform the holding operation on the overlapped workpieces when the overlapping of the workpieces is detected by the overlapping detecting unit.

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