The scanner, launched only a year ago in conjunction with logging logistics company ISO, was commissioned at Port of Tauranga.
ISO now has eight robots in the North Island scanning a quarter of the country’s 20 million cubic metres of annual log exports.
The machine scans logs on a truck in about four minutes, compared to 40 minutes when done manually.
“The scaling of logs is traditionally a slow, dangerous, manual process so it was well suited to being automated. We are currently exploring a range of international markets including the United States, Canada, South America and Europe,” Robitics Plus founder Steve Saunders said.
