Split robotic article pick and put system

US10537990B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dematic Corp. · US

Inventors

• Kevin M. Heath · Clarksville, US
• Anthony J. Paniczko · Grand Rapids, US
• Mark D. O'Brien · Henrietta, US
• Mitchell D. Burkert · Grand Rapids, US
• Hau Y. Sze · Grand Rapids, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/47
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for picking articles from a collection of articles and arranging articles into placement locations, includes capturing an image with a first vision system from a collection of articles at a first pick location and determining coordinate data for at least some of the articles in the collection of articles. The coordinate data for an article in the collection of articles is provided to a first robotic manipulator. That article is picked from the collection of articles with the first robotic manipulator according to the coordinate data for that article and that article placed at a first place location. The position and orientation data of that article are obtained at a second pick location and provided along with a desired position and orientation of that article at a second place location to a second robotic manipulator. That article is picked with the second robotic manipulator using the position and orientation data of that article at the second pick location and that article is placed at the second place location at the desired position and orientation.