Logistics solution using palletizing robots

1. Adam Vonderviszt (啓一)
3D MEDiA Co. Ltd.
Logistics solution using
palletizing robots
(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
Confidential
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2. About 3D Media
□ Startup company (2000) Ritsumeikan University
□ Robot vision expertise
□ 60% domestic market share in FA robot vision
□ 50 employees,
50% are R&D members
(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/
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□ Entered the logistics industry
in April, 2017 (Nikkei newspaper)
“AI box sorting automation”
Huge interest for logistics
automation...

3. 3D vision sensor
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Crankshaft Picking at iREX 2015
Contour and
point cloud
matching

4. 3D MEDiA logistics technologies
4(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

5. Automated logistics development
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Visualization
using RViz
Path planning
using MoveIt!
(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/
6DOF robot moving as 4DOF:
Custom URDF with mimic joints
Trajectory translation

6. Architecture
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http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/
3DM PC
Unity
(Algorithm GUI)
Monitoring
System GUI
ROS
Log/Monitoring system
ROS_I GUI
(Robot Simulator)
Mana
ger
Algorithm
Robot (ROS_I)
Predictive Maintenance
System
Internet
Ethernet
controller
WMS
TCP/IP
WifiTCP/IP
WebGUIRobot

7. Supported robots
□ ROS-Industrial or 3D MEDiA ROS driver for
the following robots:
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Yaskawa Fanuc Mitsubishi
(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/
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8. MoveIt! robot simulation
8(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

9. Web GUI for palletizing robots
□ Robot Web Tools
http://robotwebtools.org/
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Visualize boxes in
browser
(visualization_msgs/Marker messages)
(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

10. Who are we looking for?
□ Someone who likes robots
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http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

11. Who are we looking for?
□ Someone who likes puzzles
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http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

12. Who are we looking for?
□ Someone who likes programming
12(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

13. Who are we looking for?
□ Someone who likes ROS
13(c)2000-2017 3D MEDiA Co.,Ltd.
http://www.3dmedia.co.jp/

14. Thank you for your attention！