A SORTER SYSTEM WITH PICK AND PLACE ROBOTS AND A METHOD FOR SORTING OBJECTS

Abstract: the present invention concerns a method and a sorter system for handling a stream of objects of various shapes and sizes in bulk, the system comprising a feeder system comprising at least a first feeder section arranged to transport the objects to at least one receiving area; at least one transfer platform adjacent the feeder system, said transfer platform comprising said at least one receiving area and means for multi-directional transfer of the objects and a plurality of destination slots; wherein the destination slots are arranged around the transfer platform; a pick and place robot system comprising at least one controllable robot, wherein the at least one robot is configured with a controllable gripper arranged for picking objects from the at least first feeder section and placing objects on the adjacent transfer platform on which the objects are individually conveyed to the allocated destination slot, and a control system arranged to control movement of the plurality of robots and their grippers to pick objects from the first feeder section and transfer and place objects in selected destination slots; and a scanner system comprising at least one scanner configured to read information on each of the objects, and wherein the scanner system is configured to provide data to the control system according to the information read, so as to allow the pick and place robot system to place each object on a receiving point in the receiving area of the transfer platform and so as to control the transfer of the object from said receiving point on the transfer platform to the destination slot selected in accordance with information.

Inventor(s): Andreas Werner, Jan Josef Jesper

CPC Classification: B07C5/362 (POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING (specially adapted for a specific purpose covered by another class, see the relevant place, e.g. , ))

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