A robotic case packing system loads articles from a moving conveying
system into a container. The system has a pivot drive shaft pivotally
connected to a support frame for selective rotation about a selected axis
of rotation and has a drive linkage operatively connected between a servo
motor and to the pivot drive shaft to selectively pivot the pivot drive
shaft. A two-axis-robot is mounted on the pivot drive shaft along the
axis of rotation such that movement of the two-axis-robot along its two
axes of movement occurs within planes substantially parallel to the axis
of rotation. A controller operatively connected to the servo motor is
used to selectively actuate the servo motor to rotate the pivot drive
shaft in order to enable selective picking and placing of articles with
the robotic case packing system.