Development of AR System for Grasping String Foods on Introduction of Industrial Robot

In recent years, the food service industry has been facing a labor shortage.However, the introduction of industrial robots is not easy due to the high cost of equipment and system integration.Therefore, we are developing an Augmented Reality (AR) application for the purpose of introducing robots to small and medium-sized companies.By using this application to perform tasks necessary for introducing robots, such as teaching, cost reductions can be expected when introducing industrial robots.In a previous study, an AR-based grasping and serving simulation system was developed for solidified foods such as fried chicken and rice balls.In this study, we focused on stringshaped food items such as spaghetti and attempted to develop an AR system for grasping and serving a string-shaped object by controlling a gripper.