Patent ID: 8463428
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B25J,B26D,B31B,B65B

Abstract:
1. An item processing apparatus, comprising: a conveyor; at least one first sensor sensing at least one dimension of an item on the conveyor; a programmable motion device moving a head in at least three orthogonal axes relative to the conveyor; a memory storing at least one motion pattern for moving the head; and a controller operably coupled to the conveyor, the at least one first sensor, the programmable motion device, and the memory, the controller determining the at least one dimension of the item sensed by the at least one first sensor and adjusting the at least one motion pattern stored in memory based on the at least one dimension, the controller moving the item with the conveyor to a position relative to the programmable motion device and controlling movement of the head with the programmable motion device according to the at least one adjusted motion pattern.