Hard disk drive transformation from OEM packaging to automation friendly containers

A system comprising:

• a cutting sub-system arranged for cutting a box into a first half and a second half and comprising at least one pair of cutting elements;
• a dunnage gripper sub-system arranged downstream of the cutting sub-system and comprising a dunnage gripper configured to selectively grip and release a portion of the box;
• and
• a robotic system comprising at least a first robotic arm and a second robotic arm, the first robotic arm comprising a first plurality of grippers configured to selectively grip and release items contained in the box, the second robotic arm comprising a second plurality of grippers configured to selectively position the items into a tote positioned at a second predetermined location,
• a first conveyor mechanism configured to transport the box to the first cutting sub-system, the first conveyor mechanism having a first end and a second end,
• a second conveyor mechanism arranged perpendicularly to the first conveyor mechanism in vicinity of the second end,
• wherein the dunnage gripper sub-system is arranged across the second conveyor mechanism, and
• wherein the dunnage gripper sub-system comprises:
• a third frame spanning across the second conveyor mechanism;
• a fourth frame, parallel to the third frame, spanning across the second conveyor mechanism;
• a first guiding mechanism disposed on the third frame;
• a second guiding mechanism disposed on the fourth frame;
• and
• a gripper frame movably coupled to the first and second guiding mechanisms,
• wherein the dunnage gripper is movably coupled to the gripper frame, the dunnage gripper configured to move upward relative to the gripper frame away from the second conveyor mechanism and downward relative to the gripper frame toward the second conveyor mechanism.