Robot, carrying system and method
    11.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11104516B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16463822

    申请日:2018-07-25

    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot including a travelling apparatus, a body, a containing apparatus and an item grabbing apparatus. The travelling apparatus is disposed at a bottom of the robot and configured to automatically travel to a preset position based on a travelling path received by the robot. The body is disposed above the travelling apparatus. The containing apparatus is connected to the body and includes multiple containing positions that are interlayers stacked in a vertical direction. One of the interlayers may contain at least one target item. The item grabbing apparatus is disposed on the body and configured to, based on a task received by the robot, grab, at the preset position, a first target item from an item storage apparatus and automatically place the first target item at a containing position of the containing apparatus, or grab, at the preset position, a second target item from the containing position of the containing apparatus and automatically place the second target item in the item storage apparatus. A carrying system and a carrying method are further disclosed.

    Inventory system and method
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12293329B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-06

    申请号:US17914570

    申请日:2021-05-12

    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, control system, storage and retrieval equipments, and handling equipments. The control system is configured to: determine a target inventory receptacle from inventory receptacles in a storage area of an inventory system; and determine a target storage and retrieval equipment and a target handling equipment, and send a dispatching instruction to the target storage and retrieval equipment and the target handling equipment. The target storage and retrieval equipment is configured to: drive, in response to the dispatching instruction, to a position specified in the dispatching instruction, take out the target inventory receptacle, and directly or indirectly undertake the target inventory receptacle to the target handling equipment. The target handling equipment is configured to: drive, in response to the dispatching instruction, to a position specified in the dispatching instruction, undertake the target inventory receptacle, and transport the target inventory receptacle from the storage area to a workstation.

    Article conveying equipment, system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11883850B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17650497

    申请日:2022-02-09

    Abstract: An article conveying equipment includes: a carrying apparatus, configured to carry one or more articles to be transported; a travelling apparatus, where the travelling apparatus includes at least two driving wheels located at the bottom of the travelling apparatus, the at least two driving wheels are configured to control the travelling apparatus to rotate in a first rotation direction; and a rotation supporting apparatus, which is located between the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus and connected to the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus respectively, where the rotation supporting apparatus is configured to rotate in a direction opposite to the first rotation direction when the travelling apparatus rotates in the first rotation direction.

    Marker-combined simultaneous localization and mapping navigation method, device and system

    公开(公告)号:US11340628B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US16315574

    申请日:2018-08-16

    Abstract: Provided are a marker-combined simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) navigation method, device and system. The method includes: providing an initialization area for a located object, where at least one of the initialization area for a located object, a travelling path of a located object, and a docking device of the located object is provided with an marker including at least one of pose information, identification information and non-identification graphic information; controlling the located object to perform at least one of following operations: starting from the initialization area for a located object, and based on the marker, determining an initial pose of the located object; when the marker is passed on the travelling path, updating a current pose of the located object based on the marker; and when docking with the docking device, adjusting a relative pose between the located object and the docking device based on the marker.

    RELAY-TYPE GOODS PICKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210316944A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17304837

    申请日:2021-06-25

    Inventor: Kai Liu Hongbo Li

    Abstract: Provided is a relay goods picking system, the system includes: a plurality of carrying robots, a manual picking area, auxiliary pickup tools for manual goods picking which store goods for manual picking, a robot picking inventory container area provided with a plurality of inventory containers used for storing goods and being carried by the plurality of carrying robots, operating positions and a control system capable of communicating with the plurality of carrying robots and manual picking persons. For a mixed order which involves both goods in the manual picking area and goods in the robot picking rack area, under control of the control system, a person-to-goods picking mode and a goods-to-person picking mode are used to complete the goods picking.

    MOBILE ROBOT
    16.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210070546A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16607840

    申请日:2019-04-24

    Inventor: Hongbo Li

    Abstract: Provided herein is a mobile robot including: a first carrying device configured to carry a first item; a second carrying device configured to carry a second item; a control device connected to the first driving device and the second driving device and configured to control operation of the first driving device and the second driving device; the first driving device configured to drive, under control of the control device, the mobile robot to travel along a delivery path matching routings of the first item and the second item; and the second driving device, connected to the first carrying device and the second carrying device and configured to drive, under the control of the control device, the first carrying device to deliver the first item and the second carrying device to deliver the second item.

    Item sorting system and method
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11504745B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16078966

    申请日:2017-12-12

    Inventor: Hongbo Li

    Abstract: Provided is an item sorting system and method. The system includes: a supply end configured to provide a to-be-sorted item in the first area; a moving transport apparatus configured to transport the to-be-sorted item in a second area; and an item receiving apparatus configured to receive the to-be-sorted item in a third area. The second area and the third are arranged in order without overlapping with each other.

    Goods picking system and method
    18.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11312576B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16500091

    申请日:2017-06-01

    Abstract: Provided are a goods picking system and a goods picking system method, the system includes: a plurality of carrying robots; a plurality of racks used for storing goods and being carried by the plurality of carrying robots, where in a rack area, the plurality of racks are arranged in a rack array with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and empty rows or columns constitute channels for the plurality of carrying robots to pass; and at least some of the plurality of racks are blocked racks which are not adjacent to any channel instead of being surrounded by other racks and racks except the blocked racks are referred to as unblocked racks; rack-moving robots, which are operable based on instructions of a control system to move racks in the rack area so as to change a certain blocked rack into an unblocked rack; operating positions.

    ITEM SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220062953A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US16078966

    申请日:2017-12-12

    Inventor: Hongbo Li

    Abstract: Provided is an item sorting system and method. The system includes: a supply end configured to provide a to-be-sorted item in the first area; a moving transport apparatus configured to transport the to-be-sorted item in a second area; and an item receiving apparatus configured to receive the to-be-sorted item in a third area. The second area and the third are arranged in order without overlapping with each other.

    Order processing method and device, server, and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11182743B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16652216

    申请日:2019-05-21

    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an order processing method. The method includes: receiving at least one pending order and placing the at least one pending order in an order pool; dividing part or all of pending orders in the order pool into at least one batch of task; for any of the at least one batch of task, allocating the batch of task to a corresponding target workstation, selecting a target inventory container matching an order item for a pending order in the batch of task, and selecting a target robot for carrying the target inventory container for the batch of task; controlling the target robot to carry the target inventory container matching the order item to the target workstation corresponding to the batch of task. The present disclosure further discloses an order processing device, a server, and a storage medium.

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