recent developments in sensing and soft gripping make it possible for robots to handle many raw foods.
Robotic food manufacturing is a rising trend in the food industry. The ROBOTS Association, Switzerland, introduced six robotic applications in food processing.
Primary processing involves handling raw food products, which are cleaned, sorted, chopped, packaged, etc. Some foods, like raw vegetables, will only undergo primary processing before they are packaged for the consumer. Other foods will undergo secondary processing before packaging.