Robotic tossing of items in inventory system
US10023393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Robotic arms or manipulators can be used to toss inventory items within an inventory system. Tossing strategies for the robotic arms may include information about how a grasped item is to be moved and released by a robotic arm to achieve a trajectory for moving the item to a receiving location. A tossing strategy may also use a trajectory that avoids time and/or space reserved for a trajectory of another tossed item. The receiving location can include surfaces and/or other features that can be manipulated for receiving the item based on one or more characteristics of the tossed item and/or a trajectory of the tossed item.
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