Robotic systems with dynamic movement control

An inventory-handling system for dynamically controlling the movement of inventory via a mobile robot in an inventory storage and delivery system, comprising:

• a multi-level transport system arranged in an xyz-space, comprising:
• a plurality of magnetic tracks configured to allow movement of the mobile robot in at least one direction in the xy-plane,
• a plurality of transfer mechanisms configured to change the direction of the mobile robot in the xy-plane, and to allow the movement of the mobile robot in a direction along the z-axis, each transfer mechanism of the plurality of transfer mechanisms mechanically coupled to an end of a magnetic track of the plurality of magnetic tracks thereby defining a transfer node in the multi-level transport system,
• wherein the plurality of magnetic tracks is configured to provide a path for the movement of the mobile robot between two or more transfer mechanisms of the plurality of transfer mechanisms, and
• a plurality of inventory transfer assemblies coupled to a magnetic track of the plurality of magnetic tracks, the plurality of inventory transfer assemblies configured to transfer inventory to or from the mobile robot to a location in the inventory storage and delivery system;
• and
• a control system configured to dynamically control the movement of the mobile robot in the x,y,z direction at one or more transfer nodes of the multi-level transport system, by dynamically activating a corresponding magnetic track of the plurality of magnetic tracks or a corresponding transfer mechanism of the plurality of transfer mechanisms.

A modular, multi-level material-transport system, comprising:

• a plurality of magnetic tracks configured to allow movement of the mobile robot in at least one direction in the xy-plane;
• a plurality of transfer mechanisms configured to change the direction of the mobile robot in the xy-plane, and to allow the movement of the mobile robot in a direction along the z-axis, each transfer mechanism of the plurality of transfer mechanisms mechanically coupled to an end of a magnetic track of the plurality of magnetic tracks thereby defining a transfer node in the multi-level transport system, wherein the plurality of magnetic tracks is configured to provide a path for the movement of the mobile robot between two or more transfer mechanisms of the plurality of transfer mechanisms;
• and
• a power module configured to dynamically power a magnetic track of the plurality of magnetic tracks or a transfer mechanism of plurality of transfer mechanisms.