Anyware Robotics has unveiled its AI-powered autonomous robotic solution, Pixmo, for container and truck unloading. Pixmo robots enable companies to minimize the burden on human workers who currently unload heavy cargo.
The autonomous mobile Pixmo robots are designed 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.
“Truck unloading is an excellent example of where robots can greatly contribute to making the world a better place,” said Thomas Tang, CEO and co-founder of Anyware Robotics. “Humans have been doing an admirable job in that heavy and demanding work, but there are too many injuries. Pixmo can help to significantly reduce those injuries while improving the throughput of the logistics operations.”
Deployment on Jobsites
The Anyware Robotics solution 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.
It does not require meticulous software integrations or infrastructure changes to be deployed into the warehouse environment. With its mobile base that has the footprint of a warehouse pallet, the Pixmo robot can move in any direction to create handling poses for the robot arm, both in and outside the container.
Pixmo is built on an advanced AI software stack that combines the latest perception algorithms, learning-based motion planning and data generation pipeline for AI training. The adaptive approach enables Pixmo to be deployed quickly onsite, adjusting and learning on the fly and continuously enhancing reliability. It also enables it to manage the complexity of shifting boxes during transit, box orientation, box size, number of SKUs, carton sizing and packaging quality.
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Safety
Safety is a key element of the Anyware Robotics solution. Pixmo uses a force-sensing cobot arm for unloading.
“Automated truck and container unloading is a nascent market,” continued Thomas Tang, CEO of Anyware Robotics. “Our robotic solution strikes a balance between capability and cost effectiveness, plus it adds a strong safety component. The safety features help enable the great versatility of Pixmo in the future.”
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 a variety of other tasks. These capabilities may include palletizing, depalletizing, case picking, container loading and other tasks.
