System and methods for multi-robotic multi-product u-shaped disassembly line

A multi-robotic U-shaped disassembly line, comprising:

• a U-shaped conveyor belt including an entrance end and an exit end, an entrance portion at the entrance end, a first portion connected to the entrance portion, a curved portion connected to the entrance portion, a second portion connected to an exit portion, wherein the entrance portion is configured to receive at least two components and the exit portion is configured to release disassembled parts of the at least two components;
• a plurality of robots, wherein each robot is configured to perform at least two disassembly tasks, wherein the plurality of robots includes at least two robots;
• a plurality of workstations, wherein each workstation is located along at least one of the first portion and the second portion, wherein each workstation includes at least two robots, wherein each robot is configured to rotate about a central axis to perform at least one disassembly task on the first portion and one disassembly task on the second portion;
• a plurality of tools, wherein each workstation includes at least one tool;
• a user interface configured to receive an input of a component number;
• an internal database configured with records comprising a plurality of component numbers and constituent part numbers for each component number;
• a computing device connected to the U-shaped conveyor belt, to each robot, to the user interface and to the internal database, the computing device including circuitry, at least one processor, and a memory comprising disassembly instructions for each component number, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the disassembly instructions to:
• receive, from the user interface, an input of a component number for each component located on the entrance portion of the U-shaped conveyor belt;
• retrieve, from the memory, at least one disassembly task for each component number;
• assign each disassembly task to a robot configured to perform the disassembly task;
• actuate the U-shaped conveyor belt to move the components past the workstations;
• and
• command each of the plurality of robots to use the at least one tool to perform at least one disassembly task upon at least one workstation as the components move to the workstation;
• and
• a sorter configured to receive the disassembled parts of the at least two components from the exit portion.