Presort system for executing robot-assisted putaway tasks
US11724883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/041
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for presorting and executing robot-assisted putaway tasks in a navigational space include assigning each of a plurality of item storage arrays to one of a plurality of zones defined within the navigational space, scanning an item identifier of at least one of a plurality of unsorted items to be stored at locations throughout the warehouse, retrieving, in response to receiving identifying information corresponding to the at least one scanned unsorted item, item data describing a storage location for putaway within the warehouse of each of the at least one scanned items, determining, from the storage location, a corresponding one of the plurality of zones of the warehouse in which the storage location is located, and placing each scanned unsorted item into an interconnected container of one of the item storage arrays assigned to the corresponding one of the zones.
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