To be exhibited at the Hanover Fair 2002, 15-20 AprilHall: 017Stand: A53A "seeing" robot with a 3D vision system shall make it possible to automate picking, loading, and removing components directly from pallets for machine processing. It shall also be able to replace space-consuming and expensive portal robots, which require that the operator place the components on pallets and fixtures. The concept has been developed by Svensk Industriautomation and it shall make production more effective and less expensive by reducing adjustment time and eliminating operator time. The robot, called PalletPicker, orients itself using an optic sensor that measures the pallets' surfaces in three dimensions and therefore requires no programming.