System and method of automatically picking and handling parts

An automated parts handling system, comprising:

• a conveyor;
• a first robotic arm configured to pick parts from a parts receptacle and place the picked parts on the conveyor;
• a first vision device disposed over or adjacent the conveyor and configured to determine the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm from the parts receptacle and placed on the conveyor;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the conveyor, the first robotic arm, and the first vision device, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a pick process configured to:
• (a) receive information from the first vision device on the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm and placed on the conveyor;
• (b) based on the received information regarding the number of picked parts, selectively control the first robotic arm to retrieve from the conveyor a number of the picked parts;
• and (c) selectively control the first robotic arm to place one or more of the retrieved parts back in the parts receptacle when the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm differs from a predetermined number of parts specified in the program instructions.

A method of picking and checking parts using an automated parts handling system that includes a conveyor, a first robotic arm configured to pick parts from a parts receptacle and place the picked parts on the conveyor, a first vision device disposed over or adjacent the conveyor and configured to determine the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm from the parts receptacle and placed on the conveyor, an autobagging machine configured to receive the parts picked by the first robotic arm and conveyed to the autobagging machine by the conveyor, package the picked parts, print a label with information associated with the packaged parts, and place the label on the package for the parts, a second robotic arm configured to pick the package of parts from the conveyor and place the package in a shipping container, a memory, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the conveyor, the first and second robotic arms, the first vision device, the autobagging machine and the memory, the method comprising:

• implementing a pick process using the one or more processors executing program instructions stored in the memory, including:
• (a) receiving information from the first vision device on the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm and placed on the conveyor;
• (b) based on the received information regarding the number of picked parts, selectively controlling the first robotic arm to retrieve from the conveyor a number of the picked parts;
• and
• (c) selectively controlling the first robotic arm to place one or more of the retrieved parts back in the parts receptacle when the number of parts picked by the first robotic arm differs from a predetermined number of parts specified in the program instructions.