Systems and methods for adapting robotic retrieval to increasingly dense container arrangements
US12391479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/137
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a robotic retrieval system that adapts robot operations to different densities with which containers are stored. The system determines a position of a particular container in a slot. The system selects a first side of the slot from which to gain access to the particular container based on the particular container being blocked from the first side by a first number of containers and from an opposite second side by a larger second number of containers. The system uses robots to advance the particular container to the frontmost position at the first side of the particular slot by removing the first number of containers from the first side, and by inserting the first number of containers into the second side, and to transfer the particular container to a target destination after advancing the particular container to the frontmost position at the first side.
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