Unloading Add-On Increases Throughput for AI-powered Mobile Robots

Courtesy of Anyware Robotics

FREMONT, CA—Anyware Robotics announced an add-on for its Pixmo robot for truck and container unloading. The add-on includes a vertical lift with a conveyor belt that is attached to Pixmo between the robot and the boxes. The integrated Pixmo software processes the heights of the boxes in the container and then controls the conveyor of the add-on to move up and down to these positions to “meet” the robot arm as it unloads. The add-on enhances unloading efficiency, weight capability, and reliability.

Throughput is greatly enhanced because the Pixmo robot arm no longer has to “rotate and place” to a conveyor but “pull” to a conveyor,” minimizing the distance the robot arm needs to travel to unload each box. The change in motion doubles the throughput of Pixmo to up to 1000 boxes per hour, and the support of the conveyor increases the weight capacity of the solution to an industry-leading 65 pounds.

The new Pixmo robot, as well as a prototype of the new add-on, will be demonstrated publicly for the first time by the Anyware Robotics team at MODEX 2024, booth A11227.

Pixmo robots are ideal for unloading at transload facilities, cross docks, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), distribution centers, and e-commerce fulfillment warehouses. The robots can be installed within days and provide enhanced operational efficiencies and predictability.

Pixmo combines an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) base, a cobot arm with six degrees of freedom, vacuum-powered end effector designed for case handling, and AI-powered perception and motion planning systems. Pixmo is built on an advanced AI software stack that combines the latest perception algorithms, learning-based motion planning, and a state-of-the-art data generation pipeline for AI training.

While Anyware Robotics is focused on the massive need in truck unloading now, the flexible form factor of the Pixmo robot means that in the future (with additional applications software through over-the-air updates) the robot can also be used for other tasks within the warehouse. These capabilities may include palletizing, depalletizing, case picking, container loading, and other tasks, which will further enhance the ROI of the robots. Learn more about Anyware Robotics.

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