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RZD robot uncouples railcars at 10 km/h
RZD tested a robot that uncouples railcars at up to 10 km/h, twice the speed of manual work, completing more than 6,500 operations.
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Russian Railways (RZD) has completed trials of a robotic railcar uncoupler at the Chelyabinsk-Glavny sorting station, targeting one of the key operations involved in assembling trains. The specialized system was developed by the Railway Research Institute (NIIAS) with Russian robotics manufacturers to automate uncoupling before railcars are directed to different sorting tracks.
During testing, the robot operated from a mobile platform moving alongside the track. Its manipulator performed uncoupling at speeds of up to 10 km/h, roughly twice as fast as manual work.
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During its pilot operation, the robot completed more than 6,500 railcar uncouplings under different movement conditions. RZD says systems like this could reduce injury risks for railway workers, improve safety and increase sorting-station throughput. Similar robots are planned for the Kinel, Inskaya, Vkhodnaya and Maksim Gorky stations.
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