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Reports on the Robot & Automation show held at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre alongside the MACH 2000 and other principal manufacturing shows. Some of the robot applications developed by exhibiting systems integrators are described including installations for monitoring clean room...
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The paper discusses the new emerging technology of “gastrobotics”, or food‐powered mobile robots. The concept of self … energy density of various foods, with that of common chemical batteries and gasoline. The various food groups are discussed … biotechnology can efficiently convert food into electricity.  …
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This article describes two developments for the automatic handling of delicate food products: a new end‐effector for …
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The food industry is a highly competitive manufacturing area, but with relatively little robotic involvement as … compared to the automotive industry. This is due to the fact that food products are highly variable both in shape, sizes and … of development in robot manipulators for the food industry. Three main areas were covered. They are: the handling of non …
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A review of the use of robotics in the food and drinks industry based on a report commissioned by MAFF [Ministry of … Agriculture, Fisheries and Food].Outlines trends and changes, and robot sales figures in the food market. Looks at problems areas … systems so that known technology can be applied to specific food‐manufacturing solutions. Concludes that there is a huge …
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Outlines the development of a sensor‐quipped robot system using knowledge‐based information processing techniques. The prototype application concerns the removal of the lateral pin bones from fish fillets by means of waterjet cutting, guided by a gantry robot. Describes the sensor system and...
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Discusses research carried out by the Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Research Centre [AMARC], University of Bristol into the automation of two areas of meat production, the butchery of half carcasses into main joints and the evisceration of whole carcasses. Describes how the robotic...
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Examines Robofish, a prototype high speed, vision guided robot with an end‐effector that is able to grasp slippery fish and accurately place them within a deheading machine. Describes the vision system, the two fingered gripper and the robot which has two rotating arms. Outlines the software...
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picking and placing operations found in the food and beverage industry. The new gantry mounted robot is based on a triple arm …
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Outlines the special design requirements for robots working in the food industry  …
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