Fulfil ShopBot Shields
The external shields and panels for grocery collecting mobile robots
Affiliation:
Fulfil Solutions Co-op
Role:
Time Range:
Mechanical Design Engineer
2021
Skills:
Mechanical Design, CAD (Solidworks), Sheet Metal, Mobile Robots, Fitment, Coatings, Machining, Aesthetic Design, Sensorization, Electrical Distribution, Control Cabinet, Electrical Documentation
Background:
While working at Fulfil solutions, I also worked on a number of smaller but impactful projects. I was tasked with redesigning the shields for our mobile robots to accomadate a load sensing upgrade that required the shields to be removed from the grocery to base load path by splitting them into upper and lower sections. I also helped construct several control cabinets and created a huge amount of electrical documentation to outsource cable creation and harnessing.
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My Contributions:
• Designed aesthetically pleasing sheet metal shields for mobile robot
• Tested and refined tolerances and fitment for sheet metal shields
• Developed drawings and documentation to outsource manufacturing
• Built and learned about electrical control cabinets for industrial automation
• Defined the lengths of all the cabling in the warehouse-sized industrial automation facility. Developed documentation to outsource harnessing
Outcomes:
This project has since been deployed at Fulfil's flagship grocery automation facility in Mountain View, CA. I have seen videos that show dozens of robots with these shields operating in their facilities. I have received feedback that each of these projects have been functioning well.