The global logistics sector is growing exponentially as international trade 
flourishes and global supply chains are expected to be more efficient, smarter 
and sustainable to support capital and information flows and exchanges. Toshiba 
shares how its next-generation logistics and efficient delivery management 
solutions can help address this rising need.

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A robot that needs no prior instruction

Using advanced sensors for image recognition, virtual models to simulate 
complicated conditions and robotic functions to automate transportation of 
goods, Toshiba's suite of service offerings eliminates labor intensive 
operations to contribute to a faster and more efficient logistics environment. 
One of Toshiba's technologies is the De-Palletizer Robot, which uses robotics 
technologies to innovate the work at logistics sites.

One distinctive feature is that it's teach-less, in that it automatically 
recognizes the condition of the boxes and determines what to do with it. It 
uses a combination of Toshiba's camera and sensor technologies to measure 
various factors, recognize the conditions of the boxes automatically and handle 
them on its own.

It also has a two-sided gripping function (orthogonal mechanism) consisting of 
grips, equipped with suction cups which stick onto the top of the box and the 
side closer to the robot, as it moves the object. It can even move boxes made 
of delicate materials, like those with perforations on the top, securely and 
without causing damage.

The robot can handle a maximum of 500 to 600 boxes an hour without any 
downtime, reducing human involvement and increasing efficiency. It frees up 
human resources for other tasks, and helps improve efficiency in these sites as 
a whole. The robot can remain teach-less in the future, even when the products 
being handled becomes more diverse or complex, because of image recognition 
technologies.

Automation, using AI and machine learning, is leading the way in how we operate 
in a logistics environment. In the future, Toshiba plans to incorporate deep 
learning and other new technologies to improve the performance of the robot and 
take it to even greater heights, whether that be a loading function or 
distribution to overseas markets.

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SOURCE: Toshiba Corporation