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Review

Trajectory Planning for Robotic Manipulators in Automated Palletizing: A Comprehensive Review

by
Samuel Romero
1,
Jorge Valero
1,
Andrea Valentina García
2,
Carlos F. Rodríguez
3,
Ana Maria Montes
1,
Cesar Marín
2,
Ruben Bolaños
2 and
David Álvarez-Martínez
1,*
1
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Los Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia
2
Integra S.A., Pereira 660003, Colombia
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Los Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Robotics 2025, 14(5), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14050055 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 25 February 2025 / Revised: 14 April 2025 / Accepted: 22 April 2025 / Published: 26 April 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Industrial Robots and Automation)
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Abstract

Recent industrial production paradigms have seen the promotion of the outsourcing of low-value-added operations to robotic cells as a service, particularly end-of-line packaging. As a result, various types of research have emerged, offering different approaches to the trajectory design optimization of robotic manipulators and their applications. Over time, numerous improvements and updates have been made to the proposed methodologies, addressing the limitations and restrictions of earlier work. This survey-type article compiles research articles published in recent years that focus on the main algorithms proposed for addressing placement and minimum-time path planning for a manipulator responsible for performing pick-and-place tasks. Specifically, the research examines the construction of an automated robotic cell for the palletizing of regular heterogeneous boxes on a collision-free mixed pallet. By reviewing and synthesizing the most recent research, this article sheds light on the state-of-the-art manipulator planning algorithms for pick-and-place tasks in palletizing applications.
Keywords: robotic manipulators; collision; trajectory planning; palletizing; inverse kinematic; B-spline robotic manipulators; collision; trajectory planning; palletizing; inverse kinematic; B-spline

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Romero, S.; Valero, J.; García, A.V.; Rodríguez, C.F.; Montes, A.M.; Marín, C.; Bolaños, R.; Álvarez-Martínez, D. Trajectory Planning for Robotic Manipulators in Automated Palletizing: A Comprehensive Review. Robotics 2025, 14, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14050055

AMA Style

Romero S, Valero J, García AV, Rodríguez CF, Montes AM, Marín C, Bolaños R, Álvarez-Martínez D. Trajectory Planning for Robotic Manipulators in Automated Palletizing: A Comprehensive Review. Robotics. 2025; 14(5):55. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14050055

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Romero, Samuel, Jorge Valero, Andrea Valentina García, Carlos F. Rodríguez, Ana Maria Montes, Cesar Marín, Ruben Bolaños, and David Álvarez-Martínez. 2025. "Trajectory Planning for Robotic Manipulators in Automated Palletizing: A Comprehensive Review" Robotics 14, no. 5: 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14050055

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Romero, S., Valero, J., García, A. V., Rodríguez, C. F., Montes, A. M., Marín, C., Bolaños, R., & Álvarez-Martínez, D. (2025). Trajectory Planning for Robotic Manipulators in Automated Palletizing: A Comprehensive Review. Robotics, 14(5), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14050055

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