Robotic system to load and unload trucks and other containers

    公开(公告)号:US12240714B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US18109611

    申请日:2023-02-14

    Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed which includes a robotic arm having n degrees of freedom, the robotic arm comprising a base and a set of serially connected links and joints connected to the base; an enabler joint assembly comprising a mounting location at which the base of the robotic arm is mounted and having a rotational axis, offset from the mounting location, about which the enabler joint assembly is configured to rotate the mounting location; and a processor configured to control a first set of motors associated with the n degrees of freedom of the robotic arm and an enabler joint motor comprising the enabler joint assembly to control operation of the robotic arm within an extended operating space defined at least in part by the n degrees of freedom of the robotic arm and an (n+1)th degree of freedom provided by the enabler joint assembly.

    DYNAMIC PARCEL ALLOCATION AND SORTATION FOR EFFICIENT OUTBOUND OPERATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240091814A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18238322

    申请日:2023-08-25

    CPC classification number: B07C3/006 B65G1/1373

    Abstract: A robotic sorting system, method, and device is disclosed. The robotic sorting system includes a communication interface, and one or more processors coupled to the communication interface. The one or more processors are configured to (a) obtain item data via the communication interface, the item data including an indication of one or more items to be routed across a plurality of outbound stations, (b) obtain capability data for the plurality of outbound stations, the capability data indicating one or more capabilities for at least one outbound station, (c) determine a plan to route a selected item to a destination outbound station selected from among the plurality of outbound station, the plan being determined based at least in part on the item data and the capability data for the destination outbound station, and (d) cause the plan to be implemented to route the item to a particular handling path associated with the destination outbound station.

    ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO FULFILL ORDERS USING COOPERATING ROBOTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240002153A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18214086

    申请日:2023-06-26

    CPC classification number: B65G1/1375 B65G1/0492 G06Q10/087

    Abstract: A robotic system comprising a plurality of autonomously acting robots configured to cooperate with each other to perform an operation is disclosed. In various embodiments, a system as disclosed herein includes a first robot configured to determine a plurality of items required to be obtained to fulfill a first order; and a second robot configured to receive an indication to retrieve and provide to the first robot a first item included in the plurality of items; and to plan and perform a first subtask to retrieve the first item and provide the first item to the first robot.

    Robotic multi-item type palletizing and depalletizing

    公开(公告)号:US11851290B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US18096846

    申请日:2023-01-13

    CPC classification number: B65G47/905 B25J9/1697

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to use a robotic arm to palletize or depalletize diverse items. In various embodiments, data associated with a plurality of items to be stacked on or in a destination location is received. A plan to stack the items on or in the destination location is generated based at least in part on the received data. The plan is implemented at least in part by controlling a robotic arm of the robot to pick up the items and stack them on or in the receptacle according to the plan, including by for each item: using one or more first order sensors to move the item to a first approximation of a destination position for that item at the destination location; and using one or more second order sensors to snug the item into a final position.

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