Patent attributes
An article handling device includes: a gripper that grips an article; a driver that moves the gripper; an article recognition unit that recognizes a state of the article; a gripping recognition unit that recognizes a gripping state of the gripper; a determination unit that determines whether the gripping state is stable or unstable based on a recognition result of the gripping recognition unit; and a controller that controls a first gripping operation in which the gripper grips the article by a gripping position determined based on the recognition result of the article recognition unit, and, when the gripping state is determined as unstable, controls a second gripping operation in which the gripping position is changed and the gripper re-grips the article.
