Item retrieval using a robotic drive unit

US9676552B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Rishabh Agarwal · Kanchinakote, IN
• Venkataramanan Subramanian · Hyderabad, IN
• Mustafa Mustansir Hussain · Hyderabad, IN
• Ahmed Shareef · Mahe, IN
• Vikas Vishwanatham · Nizamabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 24, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: May 24, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments that may facilitate retrieval of items from a storage location. A robotic drive unit transports a carrier storage unit to be proximate to a target storage unit that comprises a container in which an item is located. The robotic drive unit moves a container mover to transfer the container from the target storage unit to the carrier storage unit. The robotic drive unit transports the carrier storage unit with the container to a destination.