We need to rethink production technology for meat-packers—the old cutting table is being revived

Time for Change: The Case of Robotic Food Processing [Industry Activities]

“…The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) recently reported a robot cell [27] that is analogous to tri-sectioning equip-ment by which a chilled half carcass is portioned into fore-, hind-, and midsection parts. While conventional equipment uses saw blades and therefore cuts in straight lines, the DTI system enables a curved cut; two 3D cameras enable prediction of a pathway, and a small robot with a customized pneumatic knife-tool performs the removal.…”