Warehousing and order fulfillment systems and methods
US10947045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Warehouse automation and methods of controlling material flow can be used to streamline order fulfillment. For example, according to some embodiments described herein, a method includes: causing a first mobile robot to engage with and transport a mobile storage unit to a robotic picking cell, causing a second mobile robot to engage with and transport an outbound container to the robotic picking cell, and causing the picking robot to transfer a sellable unit from the mobile storage unit to the outbound container.
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