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DHL Parcel and robot integrator AWL have succeeded in developing a robotic application that can take boxes off any assembled pallet and set them up on the conveyor belt of a sorting facility. The innovation combines robot-controlled AI-Vision with gripper technology, allowing packages of various sizes and weights to be placed on the sorting belt.

The robot can lift up to 31.5 kg and process 800 parcels per hour, automating work previously done only by humans.

The diversity of parcels and the high speed of de-palletization by the robot is what makes this solution unique.

DHL customers deliver shipments on pallets, among other things. A pallet containing, for example, a variety of orders from an online shop is placed in a pallet station, after which the robot places the packages on the sorting belt so that they can be sorted to their destination. The tight labor market is forcing logistics to robotize.

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