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Did you know your bento may be prepared by a robot?
One of the challenges faced by the food industry is labor shortages resulting from possible poor working conditions, dull, long hours, and repetitiveness in serving scoops of food for hours on end. To counter this, robots and their flexible automation are a practical solution to 24/7 consistent production flow. This efficiency not only increases output but also reduces the overall production time, allowing manufacturers to meet demand more effectively.
- Chef robotics – The vision of the San Francisco-based start-up company is useful in restaurants’ meal assembly or placement. By deploying more robots, they can collect more data, which will allow them to train their food manipulation models to handle a wider variety of ingredients to increase production volume with flexible robotics and AI. This is the real value behind those 20 million robot-prepared meals (and counting)
- Grote Company Inc., based in USA and specialized in automated food production lines that slice, fill and cut sandwiches.
The tough part is, can you pick fast? Can you pick consistently between garbanzo beans and chickpeas? Can you pick the right portion size without spilling? And can you pick without making it look like the food was picked by a machine?
How does it Work?
To handle different kinds of food, the robots can be equipped with a variety of different utensils. With GPU-aided computer processing, vaious geometric shapes can be detected and sensed with multiple depth cameras, coupled with a weight-sensing platform for the food tray to ensure consistent amounts of food are picked and prepared each time, every time.
Considering liquids and spills are common in food manufacturing, machines deployed into such environments usually require protection in special enclosures, which may take up extra space. With Neousys GPU computers enclosed in corrosion-proof stainless steel and aluminum chassis ranging from IP66 to IP69K ratings, systems are dustproof and waterproof to ensure thriveability in such environments. GPU-aided computers offer AI TOPS computation performance, and are capable of fanless operations in a wide range -40°C to 70°C temperatures. Also, all Neousys computers come with rich I/O connectivity to connect to a variety of cameras, sensors, actuators, etc. to cope with complex geometric shape manipulations.
In the dynamic landscape of the 21st century, technological advancements continue to redefine various industries, and the food manufacturing sector is no exception. Robots are breaking new ground. One of the primary areas machines are making a significant impact is on the delicate and accurate placement actions in food manufacturing. By embracing proven robotic automation, the future of food manufacturing is in good "hands"!