In the world of automating factories, automating the process of picking, and placing various items for applications such as sorting, and packaging has become quite popular. Instead of wasting manpower on a repetitive and monotonous task, industries have begun to pass on the task to robots preferably SCARA robots or 6 axis robots. This paper describes how the automation of a pick and place operation is achieved by integrating the robot in an existing production line. The robot used for this

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... cation was Epson T6 SCARA robot coupled with Epson's vision system, the CV2 vision system. A Panasonic Programmable Logic Controller was used for other functions such as conveyor movement of trays. A Graphical User Interface based on PyQt5, a pythonbased application screen was developed. Testing has been done and the robot has been successfully installed onto the production line.