In order to build a stable and reliable system for the Amazon Robotics Challenge we went
through a detailed study of the performance and system requirements based on the rules …

Part handling in warehouse automation is challenging if a large variety of items must be
accommodated and items are stored in unordered piles. To foster research in this domain …

Automatization for the picking and placing of a variety of objects stored on shelves is a
challenging problem for robotic picking systems in distribution warehouses. Here, object …

Abstract This paper describes Team Delft's robot, which won the Amazon Picking Challenge
2016, including both the Picking and the Stowing competitions. The goal of the challenge is …

Robots that autonomously manipulate objects within warehouses have the potential to
shorten the package delivery time and improve the efficiency of the e-commerce industry. In …

Robotic picking from cluttered bins is a demanding task, for which Amazon Robotics holds
challenges. The 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge (ARC) required stowing items into a …

Abstract The Amazon Robotics Challenge (ARC) is a robotics competition aimed to advance
warehouse automation. One of the engineering challenges is making the system robust to …

Robotic challenges like the Amazon Picking Challenge (APC) or the DARPA Challenges are
an established and important way to drive scientific progress. They make research …

In this paper, we provide details of a robotic system that can automate the task of picking and
stowing objects from and to a rack in an e-commerce fulfillment warehouse. The system …

Automating item picking in the e-commerce warehouse is pressing but challenging, due to a
massive variety of items, tight environmental constraints and item location uncertainty. In this …