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Honeywell Announces Fully Automated Robotic Unloader for Distribution Centers

April 10, 2019
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FORT MILL, S.C., April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a new automated robotic solution for unloading a wide range of packages from truck trailers and shipping containers at distribution centers.

The robotic unloader uses artificial intelligence to operate fully autonomously inside of a trailer, which significantly reduces the manual effort required to operate receiving docks for retail merchandise and parcel distribution centers. This new Honeywell Intelligrated smart robotics offering will help customers improve workplace safety, reduce staffing challenges and minimize damage to packages.

"For distribution center workers, unloading packages is labor-intensive, physically demanding and injury-prone work that is often subject to extreme temperatures. These factors lead to low employee satisfaction and high turnover - as much as 36 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics," said Matt Wicks, vice president of product development at Honeywell Intelligrated. "With our robotic unloader, we are using advanced machine learning to allow workers to remove themselves from the extreme environment and to oversee multiple unloading machines, increasing productivity and improving safety."

Honeywell's new robotic unloader drives into a trailer or container and uses machine vision to identify various package shapes and sizes as well as the optimal approach to unloading. A robotic arm with a series of small suction cups conforms to the package shape to gently extract it from the stack. A conveyor below the arm can serve as a sweeper for packages to move them out of the trailer.

"In real-world applications, we are unloading a rate of up to 1,500 cases per hour and helping companies maximize throughput safely and efficiently," said Wicks. "We're working with Carnegie Mellon University to deploy advanced machine learning to expand the robotic capabilities with improved 3D vision, perception, processing power and gripping."

Unlike other unloading solutions, the Honeywell Intelligrated unloader is fully autonomous and is designed to work within existing fleets to eliminate the need for costly configurations or modifications to trailers or standard shipping containers. The unloader features patented gentle mechanisms to minimize package damage without impacting performance.

For nearly three decades, Honeywell Intelligrated has developed robotics solutions for warehousing operations and is a certified robot integrator by the Robotic Industries Association. In addition to its collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center, Honeywell Intelligrated is also combining efforts with Fetch Robotics to deploy autonomous mobile robots to distribution centers.

Live demonstrations of the robotic unloader will be on display at the Honeywell Intelligrated booth (7515) at the Automate 2019 expo in Chicago from April 8-11, 2019.

Honeywell Intelligrated will also feature live demos of additional automated material handling and smart robotics solutions at the adjacent ProMat expo in booth #S-618a. This includes a robotic sorter induction demo as well as item picking and mobile robotics demos in collaborations with Soft Robotics and Fetch Robotics.

Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS) provides products, software and connected solutions that improve productivity, workplace safety and asset performance for our customers across the globe. We deliver on this promise through industry-leading mobile devices, software, cloud technology and automation solutions, the broadest range of personal protective equipment and gas detection technology, and custom-engineered sensors, switches and controls. We also manufacture and sell a broad portfolio of footwear for work, play and outdoor activities, including XtraTufTM and Muck BootTM brand footwear.

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

Company: Honeywell

Company URL: https://www.intelligrated.com/en/solutions/technology/robotics/robotic-unloader?utm_source=HONNews

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