Systems for autonomous item delivery
US12093879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3469
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for autonomous item delivery and/or pick up are provided. IN some aspects, a mothership travels along an item route. One or more autonomous delivery vehicles may be dispatched from the mothership as the mothership progresses along the route. Each of the autonomous delivery vehicles may deliver and/or pick-up one or more items at one or more item locations. In addition, as the mothership progresses along its route, it may also stop to facilitate the manual delivery and/or pick-up of additional items via a human operator. Upon completing their delivery and/or pick up tasks, the autonomous delivery vehicles return to the mothership, either at the point at which they dispatched from the mothership, or at a different location along the item delivery route.
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