伍尔特集团总部的 Künzelsau 物流中心最终包装站，各种产品在所谓的分选传送带上到达托盘。员工从盘中取出物品并将其包装在运输纸箱中。伍尔特的产品组合中有大约 1,000,000 种产品，从小型、轻型产品到极重型的零件不等。围绕重型零件开展工作时，往往对员工来说是巨大的负担。因此，Festo 的 “GripperAI” 软件也应该能够利用机器人搬运重达 20 公斤的零件。Festo 凭借其人工智能技术能力被 伍尔特 选中，为其创新项目开发定制、同时灵活的解决方案。

开发定制软件解决方案

在过去两年里，Festo 研发领域的高级开发分析和控制部门一直致力于此项目的开发：“我们在实验室里复制了伍尔特的分拣传送带，因此能够开发机器人的各种能力，包括基于物体的抓手选择、从托盘中抓取任意物体、将物体放入运输纸箱以及搬运纸箱和托盘等等”，高级开发分析和控制部门负责人 Jan Seyler 说道。

One of the special features of the finished robot is its tool station. The robot can use various suction cups and grippers, and – depending on the type, shape and surface finish of the object – GripperAI determines which tool is most suitable. An integrated camera in the robot detects the various objects, enabling the precise tool to be selected. The Festo GripperAI solution can grip almost any object that is placed in front of it, precisely what the gripper and robot have been designed for. The grippers, which were specially developed for this project, are setting new standards in robot technology; the suction cups are part of the Festo product range.

The customised AI robot solution enables Würth to handle heavy parts and various objects efficiently, which in turn leads to a significant reduction in employee workload and more efficient operations. Another advantage of the Festo solution is that it requires no teaching or training. It also works with every robot and vision system.

The robot cell has been in use at Würth since the spring of 2023 and can operate all the designated conveyors. Further development work and optimisation steps have already been defined.