Patent · US Active

System and method for robot-assisted, cart-based workflows

US11427404B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

18Claims

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Assignee

Fetch Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian Cairl · New York, US
Eric Diehr · San Jose, US
Levon Avagyan · San Jose, US
Sarah Elliott · Mountain View, US
Rohan Bhargava · San Jose, US
Russell Toris · San Jose, US
John W. Stewart · Wichita, US
Derek King · San Jose, US
Melonee Wise · San Jose, US
Niharika Arora · Newcastle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2019
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0274
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cart-based workflow system includes: a robot operating in a facility; a server, the server operably connected to the robot, the server configured to do one or more of send the robot a cart transfer location usable for transferring the cart and instruct the robot to specify the cart transfer location; a graphic user interface (GUI) comprising a map of the facility, the GUI operably connected to the server, the GUI configured to do one or more of receive input from a human user and provide output to the human user, the GUI further configured to be usable by the user to coordinate movement of one or more of robots and carts.

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