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Re: Do Totes Land Flat From Feeder Station?

No.

We experimented with the field in Manchester and got a consistent result of tote bins landing on end as they came out of the feeder station. Our theory is that the home version of the feeder stations teams are making do not accurately simulate the constraints the feeder station ramp, guards, and lexan edging that constrict the tote. We are going to tweak our home version until we get the bins coming out like the field but for now they are landing flat on the floor which we know is not accurate.

Tote bins with no interaction from a robot take a nose dive as they come out and stand up on end.
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