Robots for three-dimensional sortation
US12358412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a robot for performing three-dimensional (“3D”) or multi-plane sortation and/or order fulfillment. The robot may include a motorized base to move about a first plane, a lift that raises and lowers a dispensing receptacle atop the lift about a second plane, and one or more actuators that modify a position of the dispensing receptacle from an upright position to a first tilted position in which the dispensing receptacle is tilted towards a first side of the robot and to a second tilted position in which the dispensing receptacle is tilted towards an opposite second side of the robot. The robot may receive and carry items when the dispensing receptacle is in the upright position, and may dispense the items to a destination on either side of the robot by tilting the dispensing receptacle to the first tilted position or the second tilted position.
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