Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System

Most sorters move a parcel only after someone has decided where it goes. The Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System starts earlier, with the question of which package to pick up at all. It looks at a tumbled flow of packages, finds individual items, follows them as they move and lifts them by suction, so the disorder that slows manual lines becomes something a machine can work through.

The product is available through this page, by quotation.

Background

SENAD and its engineering lineage

SENAD was founded in 2012 as a high-tech enterprise concentrated on research, development and production of high-end warehouse automation equipment. The company holds more than 100 patents and copyrights from its own independent research and development, and it has earned recognition from the industry and from partners for its product technology and market performance.

That background matters when you read the product line. SENAD does not build a single machine and stop there. Its catalog spans robot arms, sorters, scanning stations and palletizing cells, and the Robotic Arm Sorting System sits among them as the piece that deals with packages arriving in no particular order. If you are comparing options across the range, our Warehouse Robots category and our Robot Arms category show the neighbors.

A vision-first approach to package handling

The system is mechanical arm visual package disorder grasp and supply equipment. It is built on a VGG-16 convolution neural network, Faster RCNN target detection and an RPN regional candidate network. In plain terms, these are the recognition tools that let the system find a package in a cluttered scene and propose where it sits.

On top of that base, it integrates a package 3D deep learning positioning segment algorithm, an in-motion tracking algorithm, a barcode correction recognition algorithm and spider hand motion control technology. Each one covers a different step: locating a package, following it while it moves, reading its barcode correctly and driving the arm to it.

Technical Specifications

Specifications as published by the manufacturer; confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

The manufacturer has not published the weight, the dimensions of the system, the operating voltage, the software and WMS interfaces, the operating temperature or the package contents; they are confirmed at quotation.

What makes the Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System different from a fixed diverter sorter?

A fixed diverter sorter relies on mechanical elements such as wheels, pushers or tilting trays to steer items that already travel in an orderly stream. That works very well when parcels arrive singulated and in a predictable shape. It works less well when they arrive piled, overlapping or at odd angles.

This system addresses that earlier problem. Its function is dynamic grabbing, loading and unloading, and sorting, and it picks with a sucker. The vision stack identifies individual packages in a disordered flow, and the in-motion tracking algorithm lets the arm work on packages that are not standing still. The result is that the machine takes over the job a person does at the start of a sorting line: separating one package from the heap.

The two approaches are not rivals so much as stages. If your operation needs fixed mechanical sorting after the packages are separated, you may want to look at the Senad Balance Wheel Sorter Machine or the wider Senad Automated Parcel Sorting Solutions alongside this page.

How does the system find and grasp a package?

The process begins with detection. The convolution network and the Faster RCNN detector, helped by the RPN regional candidate network, pick out packages from the scene. The 3D deep learning positioning segment algorithm then works out where each package lies, which the arm needs before it can reach it.

Next comes tracking. Because packages are often moving when the arm reaches for them, the in-motion tracking algorithm follows them so the pick can be timed correctly. The barcode correction recognition algorithm deals with codes that are read imperfectly, and the spider hand motion control technology governs the arm movement itself.

The figures describe the outcome: accuracy of ±10mm, a success rate of 99% and a working range of 1.2m. Packages from 50mm*50mm*10mm up to 500mm*500mm*500mm fall within the size range, so small flat mailers and larger cartons can share one cell.

Who is the Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System for?

Parcel and express operators are the clearest fit. Their problem is volume that arrives mixed and unordered, and they want fewer people doing repetitive lifting. A working efficiency of 1400-1600 packages an hour gives planners a figure to set against their own peak flows.

E-commerce fulfillment centers and third-party logistics providers form a second group. They handle packages of many sizes from many clients, and a suction-based picker with a defined size range suits that variety. Distribution sites that load and unload packages as well as sort them may also find the combined function useful.

Regional operators in the Caribbean, where labor planning and building space often need careful balancing, can use the 4kw power figure and the 1.2m working range as starting points when judging whether a cell fits their site. For stacking cartons or bags onto pallets rather than sorting them, the Senad Customized Robot Stack Bag Box Load Unload Palletizer is the closer match.

What is the Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System used for?

1. Separating disordered packages. The vision system finds individual items in a tumbled flow so they can be handled one by one.
2. Dynamic grabbing. The arm follows moving packages and picks them without the line having to stop.
3. Parcel sorting. Picked packages are directed to their destinations as part of a sorting workflow.
4. Loading and unloading. The function includes moving packages on and off, which extends its use beyond the sorting line.
5. Barcode-based routing. The barcode correction recognition algorithm supports reading codes that would otherwise slow a line.
6. Supply to downstream equipment. The system works as supply equipment, feeding orderly packages to later stages of a line.

Pricing and Availability

Every configuration is quoted individually, so we do not print prices here. Send us your package sizes, the hourly volume you expect and a description of your site, and we will prepare a quotation. Delivery, customs and support are arranged together with the quotation. The Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System is available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many packages an hour does it handle?

The working efficiency is 1400-1600 packages an hour, and the effectiveness is 1500pieces/hour.

What package sizes can it pick?

The minimum package size is 50mm*50mm*10mm and the maximum is 500mm*500mm*500mm.

How does it pick up packages?

It uses a sucker as its fetch method. Its function covers dynamic grabbing, loading and unloading, and sorting.

How accurate is it?

The accuracy is ±10mm and the success rate is 99%, with a working range of 1.2m.

What technology is behind the vision?

It is based on a VGG-16 convolution neural network, Faster RCNN target detection and an RPN regional candidate network. It also integrates a 3D positioning segment algorithm, in-motion tracking, barcode correction recognition and spider hand motion control technology.

What is the power rating?

The power is 4kw. Ask for the operating voltage when you request your quotation.

Where can I buy the Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System and what does it cost?

You can request it through this page, by quotation. We do not print a price; the cost depends on the configuration and is given in the quotation.

Summary

Sorting begins long before a package reaches its chute: someone has to pull it out of the heap. The Senad Robotic Arm Sorting System puts that first step into a machine, with a vision stack built on VGG-16, Faster RCNN and an RPN network, in-motion tracking, a sucker for picking, and figures of 1400-1600 packages an hour, ±10mm accuracy and a 99% success rate. SENAD, founded in 2012 and holding more than 100 patents and copyrights, stands behind it. If that matches the packages and volumes you handle, this page is the starting point.