The coronavirus pandemic has prompted more interest in

packing plant robotics.  One company exploring additional automation in

the processing line is Tyson Foods.  The Wall Street Journal reports a

team of Tyson designers in Arkansas is developing an automated chicken deboning

system.

So far, meat processors say the robots cannot match a

human’s ability to disassemble carcasses, leaving much of the trimming work to

humans working in close quarters where they are at higher risk of catching

COVID-19.  Tyson’s Manufacturing Automation Center opened last August

before the pandemic, where they are reportedly working to help machines adjust

to differences in shape and color.

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