Berkshire Grey Core Overview
The Berkshire Grey Core is a robotic piece-picking system for items up to 6 kg, with a patented adaptive gripper and stated accuracy and uptime above 99%.
Key Specifications
Specification | Berkshire Grey Core |
Manufacturer | Berkshire Grey |
Model | Core Robotic Picking System |
Category | Robot arm / Robotic piece-picking system |
Type | Robotic piece-picking system |
Item weight | Up to 6 kg |
Item size | Marble-sized to bowling-ball-sized |
Item types | Irregular, polybag, cylindrical, apparel, carton, porous, unbagged, previously unseen |
Accuracy | Over 99% |
Uptime | Over 99% |
Throughput | Up to 2 times human pick-and-release performance |
Gripper | SpectrumGripper adaptive gripper; quick-change suction cups |
Integrations | AutoStore, conveyors, shuttles, auto baggers, put walls |
Support | 24/7/365 lifecycle services |
Price | Price on request |
Price available on request. Any price is indicative, not final and may change.
Berkshire Grey Core Review Summary
Picking single items is the task that has resisted warehouse automation longest, because products vary without limit. Core addresses it with a patented gripper, the SpectrumGripper, that adapts suction to size, weight and texture, and software that picks items it has not seen before. Berkshire Grey states accuracy and uptime above 99% and up to twice human pick-and-release performance, for items from the size of a marble to a bowling ball, up to 6 kg. The system is offered as an add-on to AutoStore and other goods-to-person systems.
Pros
Wide range of item types
Picks unseen items
Accuracy and uptime above 99% stated
Integrates with AutoStore
Round-the-clock support
Cons
6 kg limit
No picks-per-hour figure
Performance figures come from the maker
Who It Is For
It fits high-volume fulfilment operations that already use goods-to-person storage and want to automate the picking step.
Full review: Berkshire Grey Core Review: Features and Uses of the Robotic Picking System
