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.
RobotGates can also 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, RobotGates ensure there is no direct interaction between the robot and the operator.
The 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. Keeping its shaft-facing gate closed to prevent the robot or vehicle from entering the elevator shaft, the RobotGate only opens when the elevator is present and aligned with the floor on that level.
