Develop Adaptive Picking Robots

Siemens has introduced SIMATIC Robot Pick AI Pro, an industrial vision AI for the development of AI-supported picking robots.

"The combination of software-defined and data-driven automation creates more adaptability and flexibility in automation solutions in order to overcome the challenges and complexity of today's intralogistics and to offer future-proof solutions," said a company spokesperson. "The Siemens Xcelerator eco-system plays a central role by promoting innovation and integration across platform boundaries, which is accelerating the transition to a Digital Enterprise."

SIMATIC Robot Pick AI Pro is a pre-trained deep-learning vision software from Siemens that enables model-free 3D robot picking of unknown objects with individually adaptable vacuum multi-grippers. The software delivers gripping poses (6-DoF) for a wide variety of inventory items in milliseconds, regardless of their shape, size or packaging. This means that SIMATIC Robot Pick AI Pro will facilitate the development of cost-effective, autonomous and scalable robot solutions for single-piece order picking for sectors like e-commerce. It also addresses the labor shortage associated with monotonous picking tasks.

SIMATIC Robot Pick AI Pro is a solution of the Siemens Industrial Operations X portfolio, which is part of Siemens Xcelerator. Siemens Industrial Operations X combines software-defined automation and data-driven solutions within industrial ecosystems. An essential component of software-defined automation is SIMATIC AX, a modern development environment that increases efficiency in the creation and management of physical and virtual controls. Virtual programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are also being used to provide greater flexibility and scalability in deploying control systems as software containers based on industrial edge management. Industrial Operations X integrates these technologies and enables a seamless collaboration between different systems and the use of advanced technologies like edge and cloud computing to optimize and continuously improve operational processes. With this, machine builders can develop flexible and scalable robot order-picking systems that can be adapted to meet specific requirements.

Robots with Siemens AI vision software can autonomously identify and handle a variety of unknown objects, offering increased flexibility and adaptability in dynamic environments. There is also a seamless integration with TIA, which enables a continuous data flow from the robot order-picking cell to the entire operational process. Siemens Xcelerator offers an open ecosystem for collaboration and innovation within a network of certified partners, such as Zivid for industrial 3D cameras or Piab for vacuum tools, to support the development of new solutions and technologies.

For more information contact:

Karen Kasik

Siemens

470-709-3641

karen.kasik@siemens.com

www.siemens.com