Transport system

A transport system comprising:

• a gripper;
• a lifter;
• and
• a controller;
• wherein
• the gripper includes:
• a plurality of long-side grippers aligned in a long-side direction of a workpiece which is cut, by machining/cutting, into a product and a skeleton including an outer frame with an overall rectangular or substantially rectangular shape and includes a crossbar located inside the outer frame, so that both ends thereof are connected to two shorter sides facing each other, and extending in the long-side direction, the long-side grippers being operable to grip longer sides of the outer frame of the skeleton;
• and
• a plurality of short-side grippers aligned in a short-side direction with respect to the workpiece to grip shorter sides of the outer frame;
• at least one of the plurality of short-side grippers is movable in the short-side direction according to a short-side direction dimension of the workpiece to grip the shorter sides of the outer frame;
• a lifter is provided to lift or lower the gripper gripping the outer frame and the product, to separate the outer frame and the crossbar from the product;
• and
• the controller is configured or programmed to control operations of the gripper and the lifter.