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Apparatus and method for the autonomous transportation of goods and/or people

US10831215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2017
Grant dateNov 10, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T30/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method and system for autonomously transporting people and/or goods. The method includes requesting conveyance of a payload from a designated area to a destination, autonomously moving at least one module to the designated area, loading the at least one module with a payload within the designated area, and, via the at least one module, autonomously transporting the payload to the destination.

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