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Gripping and cycle-time issues on a 12-robot KUKA delta cookie pick-and-place line

A Reddit user designed a cookie pick-and-place line made up of 12 KUKA delta robots that place cookies into trays, and is currently running into problems with failed picks, crumbs and grease, and cycle times that are too slow. Some cookies cannot be picked up because of insufficient airflow, and the user is considering increasing the cylinder diameter of the gripping system; when the suction cups pick up cookies, they bring up crumbs and grease, but switching to a hand-like gripper would crush adjacent cookies on the conveyor. The line's programmer says the tray conveyor and robot speeds need to be increased in sync to shorten the waiting time for placing, but the user believes this approach cannot solve the existing problems.

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