Design of a Robotic Arm equipped Fully Automated Burger Assembly Machine

Abstract

Automation plays a vital role in food preparation since it reduces human intervention, leading to maintaining hygiene. In India, a patty on the bun (called burger) is a popular fast food. However, most of the restaurants and café are lacking automated burger assembly machines. In this paper, the design of a robotic arm-equipped fully automatic burger assembly machine has been proposed. Initially, the automated burger assembly machine is fabricated, and later the robotic arm has been introduced to make the machine fully automatic. The design and analysis are performed using SolidWorks®. The performance is evaluated through the simulation in ProModal® software. The performance of both scenarios, (i) partially automated machine and (ii) fully automated machine, has been evaluated and verified. Results reveal that the total output of burgers (i.e., 479 units) is not changed after robotic arm deployment. The proposed design can be improved by making IoT enabled ordering and servicing system to achieve the next level of automation.