A robot works with food – level 3
24-03-2022 07:00
A Japanese robot company introduced an automated system with a humanoid robot to package noodles.
The 1.5-meter tall robot has an image recognition system to capture the food. The robot uses fork-like hands to pick up noodles and place them on a conveyor belt to weigh the noodles. The robot can pick up to 500 grams of noodles or other foods, including chopped vegetables or fried chicken.
Japan is struggling with a dwindling workforce in the food manufacturing industry, and such robots could be a solution to the labor shortage. Replacing some workers in factories with these robots can cut labor costs and keep better social distancing between staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Difficult words: image recognition (the ability of a software to identify objects or features), conveyor belt (a continuous moving surface that moves objects from one place to another), dwindle (to gradually become smaller in size or amount).
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