Corrugated unit dunnage topper system

A system, comprising:

• a first vision system;
• a second vision system;
• a robotic manipulator;
• and
• a programmable logic controller (PLC) in data communication with the first vision system, the second vision system, and the robotic manipulator, wherein the PLC is programmed to:
• analyze, using input from the first vision system, a packaged product to determine a size, shape, and position within a predefined space of the packaged product;
• determine, from the size, shape, and position of the packaged product, a dunnage material size and placement on the packaged product;
• pick, using the robotic manipulator, a piece of dunnage material that matches the dunnage material size from a plurality of dunnage material in a plurality of second preset positions, wherein at least two pieces of the plurality of dunnage material have different sizes and are located in corresponding different ones of the plurality of second preset positions;
• present, with the robotic manipulator, the piece of dunnage material to the second vision system to determine alignment information;
• and
• align, by the robotic manipulator based on feedback from the second vision system, the piece of dunnage material to the packaged product based on the alignment information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) comprising instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

• analyze, using input from a first vision system, a corrugated unit to determine a size, shape, and position within a predefined space of the corrugated unit;
• determine, from the size, shape, and position of the corrugated unit, a dunnage material size and placement on the corrugated unit;
• pick, using a robotic manipulator, a piece of dunnage material that matches the dunnage material size from a plurality of dunnage material in a plurality of second preset positions, wherein at least two pieces of the plurality of dunnage material have different sizes and are located in corresponding different ones of the plurality of second preset positions;
• present, with the robotic manipulator, the piece of dunnage material to a second vision system to determine alignment information;
• and
• align, with the robotic manipulator based on feedback from the second vision system, the piece of dunnage material to the corrugated unit based on the alignment information.