Robotic package lifting assembly and method
US9390576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/26
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein are a robotic distribution apparatus, system and method. The robotic distribution system may include a Package Delivery Kiosk (PDK), associated frontend and backend package delivery management systems, a package inventory management system. The PDK includes a Robotic Package Lifting Assembly which may be configured to remember the location of packages and slots and provide for automated retrieval and placement of the packages. In an embodiment, a package retrieving apparatus includes a track, a base slidably interconnected with the track, and a vertical support interconnected with the base. The apparatus includes a package picker module oriented on the vertical support to vertically move on the vertical support. The package picker module including a conveyer belt oriented in a plane parallel to the ground and first and second grippers oriented parallel to the conveyer belt to surround and grip an object beyond the surface of the conveyer belt.
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