The plating robot (DELIBOT™) measures a fixed amount of irregularly shaped ingredients and places them on a tray. It works with humans by utilizing space-saving design technology to save manpower and automate the plating process of prepared foods, which often requires many setup changes.
Plating operations have been considered a difficult process to automate because they are dependent on human labor. The DELIBOT™ plating robot uses advanced robot control technology to automate the food plating process, thereby reducing labor and improving efficiency.
The serving line often changes products, making it hard to automate the setups in time? Additionally, varying food shapes and viscosities complicate the process?
Although you want to introduce automation, the robot can't keep up with the current line speed? And adjusting to the actual speed takes time?
You'd like to introduce robots, but limited factory space has made it difficult, forcing you to give up on implementation?
We have the know-how on how to grab and move the robot according to the ingredients to meet the needs of multi-product manufacturing.
Depending on the foodstuff, the work can be done by one person. We are familiar with both industrial robots and cooperative robots, and can control robot motion according to line speed.
Space-saving robot control and layout are possible. The best robot motion path can be achieved on the simulation.
In the serving process, there are many product changes, so the setup work must be done quickly. To meet this need, we have prepared an application that allows easy product selection, and hand changes can be easily made by connecting a magnet, etc., so that anyone can change setups.
The surface treatment, shape, and operation of the hand are adjusted to suit the foodstuff. For example, potato salad with high viscosity can be served. We also design a weight-bearing system that matches the shape of the hand, and propose a system that prevents excess foodstuff from being left on the table.
Four robots can cooperate with each other for production. The robot can produce 1,000 servings per line per hour, which was difficult for conventional robots to achieve. Depending on the ingredients, production can now be carried out at speeds equivalent to those of human workers.
Even highly adhesive prepared foods can be served stably.
Can be used to serve prepared foods such as Unohana and Tofu paste with vegetables.
Even Chinese prepared foods with a lot of oil and seasonings can be served.
| Function | Automates the process of grabbing prepared foods of a predetermined weight and placing them on product trays |
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| Feature | 1) Grab and place irregularly shaped prepared foods on trays while weighing them to specified amounts. 2) 0.6m x 0.6m per robot, two robots can work in a space for one person. 3) Mechanism design for easy cleaning |
| Dimensions | 0.6m x 0.6m per robot |
| Voltage | 100V |
| Supported Containers | Square container (110 - 170mm / side) |
| speed | 250 meals/hour (for one robot) |
Delibot, the first robot in the industry to automate the serving process of prepared foods, was introduced in March 2023 at a prepared foods manufacturing plant in Saitama, Japan.
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We interviewed Maxvalu Tokai Corporation, an Aeon Group company that operates food supermarkets in Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shiga, Kanagawa, and Yamanashi prefectures, which has installed four Delibot robots for plating prepared foods in its food factories.
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