In the entire packaging industry, packaging machinery occupies a very important position. To some extent, the level of packaging machinery directly determines the development level of the entire packaging industry. In recent years, to improve packaging operations efficiency, Jill Group has focused on research into intelligent robots, particularly flexible robotic arms. Robotic arms are widely used in packaging assembly lines. Considering the importance of the sorting process to the assembly line, the requirements for robotic arms are becoming increasingly stringent, such as high flexibility, high reliability, quick response, and high stability.
With the continuous development of machine vision technology, its application in the packaging industry has been deepening. Jill Group combines machine vision with robots, using advanced intelligent algorithms to perform related sorting tasks more quickly and accurately. The intelligent sorting workflow of Jill robots can be described as follows: visual sensors obtain key information about items to be sorted on the conveyor belt, including the centroid and shape; the obtained information is fed back to the robot, which uses inverse kinematics to calculate the specific values of joint angles and control the end effector of the robotic arm to grasp the target item; finally, packaging and palletizing processes are completed.
In the entire packaging process, the key factor affecting the robotic arm’s grasp is the accuracy of hand-eye calibration. For a robotic visual servo system, the commonly used hand-eye calibration methods mainly include robot calibration, camera calibration, and hand-eye relationship calibration. The intelligent robots produced by Jill Group are characterized by high efficiency, intelligence, and stability. They perfectly unleash productivity and create more possibilities in limited spaces.
