Amazon Sparrow

2022: Start using roboruca

On November 9, 2022, Amazon announced the introduction of a new type of manipulator into the company's sorting processes. We are talking about a system called Sparrow.

Previously, Amazon warehouses used only two types of Robin and Cardinal manipulators ROBIN these are two main models that are designed to move parcels and send them to the warehouse. Cardinal is a modification of Robin capable of packing full boxes of parcels. It is known that about 1,000 are deployed in Amazon warehouses. Robin.

Amazon has started using roboruca, which, without workers, sorts 65% of the range in warehouses

The Sparrow manipulator is a more sophisticated modification of the company's existing robotic arms, adding the ability to select and place individual items across containers. Computer vision and manipulator artificial intelligence are capable of identifying and moving "millions" of items, according to the company. Sparrow is designed to directly collect items.

{{quote 'Working with our employees, Sparrow will perform repetitive tasks, allowing our employees to focus their time and energy on other things while improving safety. At the same time, Sparrow will help us improve efficiency by automating a critical part of our fulfillment process so we can continue to deliver to customers, Amazon said in a statement. }} The robot system, like its predecessors, is a ready-made Fanuc system adapted to Amazon hardware and software. The first is a hydraulic suction system capable of lifting objects of different weights.

The second system uses sensors to identify items based on various inputs, data including size, shape and barcodes. An Amazon spokesman claims the system is capable of identifying about 65% of the company's total product range.^[1]

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