Intelligent Robotic Bin-Picker

Intelligent Robotic Bin Picker - KUZMA Industrial Group

        Robot

  • payload – up to 20 kg
  • long reach – up to 3.1 m
  • number of axis = 6
  • repeatability – <±0,05 mm

High Speed 3D Camera

  • industry leading sensor
  • high resolution 3D data capture
  • advanced 3D object recognition
  • point-cloud generation

Controller & Instrumentation Panel

  • controls all workstation functions from object recognition to its final placement
  • high-speed cycles – 5 to 7 seconds

Guarding Safety Mesh

  • stainless steel

Industry leading 5 second cycle

   Process

  1. pallet 3D scanning
  2. point cloud generation and object 3D visualization
  3. 3D image processing/finding of all required objects
  4. identification of object positioning in x,y,z axes
  5. advanced algorithm decides which object to pick up
  6. computation of robot arm trajectories and choice of best trajectory to pick up the object
  7. determination of pick up axis – x1, y1, z1
  8. determination of robotic arm gripper opening – jaw width
  9. determination of power and speed applied to gripper to pick up the object
  10. generation of robotic arm trajectory under restrictive conditions
  11. robotic arm trajectory realization, object pick up
  12. moving object to final destination
  13. cycle repeats
point cloud

Advantages compared to competing products on the market

 

  • Full integrity: a fully integrated solution for all subsystems of depalletization process (subsystem of preparing and implementing a model of a real object, subsystem of localization and determining the gripping position together with subsystem of gripping and subsequent imposition of an object)
  • Adaptivity of the system: fully adaptive in terms of generating a model of a real object. It provides fully automated creation of the model of a real object, either directly scanned or loaded as a 3D CAD model
  • Short period of implementation: implementation of models of new real objects is realized in 24 hours
  • High reliability of localization and handling objects: combined technology of camera systems together with laser triangulation
  • High speed of localization and manipulation of objects: total accumulated period of (1) scanning, (2) the localization of the object and (3) gripping and the subsequent imposition of the object can be 5 to 7 seconds.
  • High robustness of the device: no limitations of surface and structural properties of the scanned object.

Return on Investment (ROI)

 Break Even Point

1 Year 5 Months

Labor Cost Savings

$700,000

assumptions

total cost of system: $70,000

annual labor cost – 1 operator: $45,000

number of 8-hour shifts: 1

expected productivity gain: 27%

time period: 15 years

source: Robotic Industries Association

Productivity Savings

$189,000

ROI Chart

Year System Costs Maintenance Costs Operating Costs* Labor Savings** Productivity Savings*** Other Savings Yearly Cash Flow Cumulative Cash Flow
1 $ 70,000 $ 500 $ 1,500 $ 40,500 $ 10,935 $ 0 $  -20,565 $  -20,565
2 $ 500 $ 1,530 $ 41,310 $ 11,154 $ 0 $ 50,434 $ 29,869
3 $ 500 $ 1,561 $ 42,136 $ 11,377 $ 0 $ 51,452 $ 81,321
4 $ 5,000 $ 1,592 $ 42,979 $ 11,604 $ 0 $ 52,491 $ 133,812
5 $ 500 $ 1,624 $ 43,839 $ 11,836 $ 0 $ 49,051 $ 182,864
6 $ 500 $ 1,656 $ 44,715 $ 12,073 $ 0 $ 54,632 $ 237,496
7 $ 500 $ 1,689 $ 45,610 $ 12,315 $ 0 $ 55,735 $ 293,231
8 $ 500 $ 1,723 $ 46,522 $ 12,561 $ 0 $ 56,860 $ 350,091
9 $ 500 $ 1,757 $ 47,452 $ 12,812 $ 0 $ 58,007 $ 408,097
10 $ 30,000 $ 1,793 $ 48,401 $ 13,068 $ 0 $ 29,677 $ 437,774
11 $ 500 $ 1,828 $ 49,369 $ 13,330 $ 0 $ 60,370 $ 498,145
12 $ 500 $ 1,865 $ 50,357 $ 13,596 $ 0 $ 61,588 $ 559,733
13 $ 500 $ 1,902 $ 51,364 $ 13,868 $ 0 $ 62,830 $ 622,562
14 $ 500 $ 1,940 $ 52,391 $ 14,146 $ 0 $ 64,096 $ 686,659
15 $ 500 $ 1,979 $ 53,439 $ 14,429 $ 0 $ 65,388 $ 752,047

Totals

$ 41,500

$  25,940

$  700,383

$  189,104

$  0

* assumes 2% annual inflation in electrical power costs
** assumes 1.02% annual inflation cost of labor
*** additional labor required for same output as robot system