Design and Implementation of Robotic Parcel-Sorting Systems

Abstract

With the recent increase in e-business, post offices or door-to-door parcel delivery companies have witnessed a corresponding increase in the number of parcels handled. Most of these parcels are still being handled manually, which results in an increased workload for employees and lowers efficiency. Korea Post has considered a smart-robot manipulation system to automate parcel-sorting procedures that remain manual. This study examined parcel-sorting methods using a robotic system with the aim of reducing the workloads of deliverymen and enhancing parcel-sorting efficiency. We developed a methodology for the design of a robotic parcel-sorting system, and the system was then tested and implemented in accordance with this methodology. The results of this study are expected to reduce parcel workloads of deliverymen and improve parcel-sorting efficiency.