Japanese robot helps transfer and stack eggs

Automation has been an issue in egg collection, transfer, and packing for many years. Egg belts and farm packers have proven their value many times. Machines can even stack eggs on trays, but transferring a stack of trays to pallets is usually still done manually. However there is a robot now that is prepared to take on this delicate task.

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Keywords: management, technology, equipment, eggs, packing, grading