System and method for robotic horizontal sortation
US12427546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50389
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for item sorting that can include an item selection unit with a robotic pick-and-place machine positioned adjacent to a defined input item region; an item sortation unit comprising a horizontal multi-degree-of-freedom gantry system and an item tote array, wherein the horizontal gantry system is positioned above the item tote array; wherein the item sortation unit further comprises an item holding and depositing system that is coupled to and actuated by the gantry system. The system and method can singulate an item from a collection of items and sort into one of a set of item totes.
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