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Bot payload alignment and sensing

US10106322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Symbotic LLC · US

Inventors

Stephen C. Toebes · Chelmsford, US
Robert Sullivan · Wilmington, US
Forrest Buzan · Dunstable, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/09
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An autonomous transport robot for transporting a payload, the autonomous transport robot includes a payload bed having at least one reference datum surface and at least one payload justification device, the at least one payload justification device being configured to position a payload on the payload bed in substantial contact with the at least one reference datum surface to place the payload in a predetermined position on the payload bed.

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