SPEEDCARGO Technologies Pte. Ltd., from Singapore, has announced its collaboration with Güdel to bring to market their common vision of intelligent robotic automation to the complex domain of airfreight. The past decade has seen many robotic automation efforts in the logistics industry, however, these efforts have been limited to domains where the payload is cuboidal in shape, is SKU based, is lighter than 50 kgs, and mainly comprising of low-value goods.
When it comes to airfreight, operations happen in a high-mix, high-volume, and very-high-payload scenario. Each piece of cargo can weigh anywhere between 1kg and up to 3 tonnes and they may come in any size and shape and may also include high-value goods. Additionally, airfreight requires extremely safe and secure handling, especially for dangerous goods, perishables, and pharma.
Solving automated handling for airfreight requires major technological advancements in computer vision, A.I, advanced motion planning, combinatorial optimization, advanced gripper design, and sensor fusion-based low-level robot control.
In 2018, SPEEDCARGO demonstrated its intelligent robotics capability to automatically build and break down a full freighter ULD with high-mix high-volume, and very-high-payload cargo. The technology developed involved next-generation robotics, computer vision, and A.I. software from SPEEDCARGO, Singapore, and the most advanced robotics gantry system from Güdel in Switzerland. As a result of positive commercial feedback from key airlines and ground handlers, SPEEDCARGO and Güdel have joined forces towards developing the world’s first robotic end-to-end material handling solutions for airfreight industry.
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