The RobotGate® is a safety gate that protects industrial robots from falling into shafts of vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs) or elevators in automated storage and retreval systems (ASRS) of material handling, warehousing and distribution facilities.
The RobotGate also can be used to separate employees from robots in picking operations. For example, when robots are used in picking operations with humans, especially those that are not equipped with sensors to detect people, the RobotGate ensures there is no direct interaction between the robot and the operator.
The new RobotGate utilizes a power operated, single gate system that provides fall protection for ASRS automated robots and pallet shuttles as they move from level to level. The steel safety gate interlocks with the elevator or VRC and mounts to existing pallet rack and any floor rails the robots use to move around the area. RobotGate keeps its shaft-facing gate closed in order to keep the robot away from the ledge of the elevator shaft, only opening when the elevator is present and aligned with the floor on that level.
