Telepresence based inventory pick and place operations through robotic arms affixed to each row of a shelf
US9327397B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40192
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a system and/or a method of telepresence based inventory pick and place operations through actuator controlled robotic arms affixed to each row of a shelf. A method includes mounting a robotic arm at an end of a row of a shelf of inventory on a set of rails affixed to the row of a shelf. The robotic arm is permitted to move horizontally along the row of the shelf. The robotic arm is repositioned along the three axes using a set of actuators. A haptic motion of a human user is mirrored that is remotely using a positioning device (e.g., human may feel the feedback of the remote arm as it touches the objects). An item is placed on a counting platform in front of the robotic arm. The items are placed automatically in the designated location down through a transport means when a pick operation is completed.
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