Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated processing stations

A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:

• a plurality of processing stations commonly in communication with an input conveyance system, each of said processing stations comprising:
• a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a selected object conveyed on the input conveyance system;
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• an acquisition system including, in part, a programmable motion device for acquiring the selected object from a plurality of objects at an input portion of the input conveyance system;
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• an object conveyance system that is commonly in communication with the plurality of processing stations, said object conveyance system including a plurality of carriages in communication with a plurality of processing containers, and
• the object conveyance system further including at least one carrier that receives the selected object from the programmable motion device and drops the selected object into one carriage of the plurality of carriages that is in communication with a subset of the plurality of processing containers.

A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device, said method comprising:

• perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects associated with an input conveyance system including an input area;
• dynamically assigning a previously unassigned processing location as a dynamically assigned processing location responsive to the perceived identifying indicia;
• acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at the input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in delivery of the object to the dynamically assigned processing location, said dynamically assigned processing location being thereafter associated with the identifying indicia and said dynamically assigned processing location being provided as one of a plurality of processing locations;
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• delivering the object toward the dynamically assigned processing location, wherein delivering the object toward the dynamically assigned processing location includes dropping the object into a reciprocating shuttle carriage, wherein the reciprocating shuttle carriage drops the object into the dynamically assigned processing location.

A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:

• a plurality of processing stations commonly in communication with an input conveyance system, each of said processing stations comprising:
• a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a selected object conveyed on the input conveyance system;
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• an acquisition system including, in part, a programmable motion device for acquiring the selected object from a plurality of objects at an input portion of the input conveyance system;
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• an object conveyance system that is commonly in communication with the plurality of processing stations, said object conveyance system including a plurality of carriages in communication with a plurality of processing containers, the object conveyance system further including a plurality of trays, wherein one of the plurality of trays receives the selected object from the programmable motion device and tips in either of two opposing directions to drop the selected object carried thereon into one of the plurality of carriages that is in communication with a subset of the plurality of processing containers.

A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:

• a plurality of processing stations commonly in communication with an input conveyance system, each of said processing stations comprising:
• a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a selected object conveyed on the input conveyance system;
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• an acquisition system including, in part, a programmable motion device for acquiring the selected object from a plurality of objects at an input portion of the input conveyance system;
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• an object conveyance system that is commonly in communication with the plurality of processing stations, said object conveyance system including a plurality of carriages in communication with a plurality of processing containers, each carriage being in communication with a respective subset of the plurality of processing containers, the object conveyance system further including at least one carrier that is in communication with each of the plurality of carriages and receives the selected object from the programmable motion device,
• wherein one of the plurality of carriages receives the selected object from the at least one carrier and is actuatable to tip in either of two opposing directions to drop the selected object into either of two processing containers of the respective subset of the plurality of processing containers.

A processing system for processing objects, said processing system comprising:

• a plurality of processing stations commonly in communication with an input conveyance system, each of said processing stations comprising:
• a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a selected object conveyed on the input conveyance system;
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• an acquisition system including, in part, a programmable motion device for acquiring the selected object from a plurality of objects at an input portion of the input conveyance system;
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• an object conveyance system that is commonly in communication with the plurality of processing stations, said object conveyance system including a plurality of carriages in communication with a plurality of processing containers, and the object conveyance system further including a plurality of carriers that are in communication with the plurality of carriages such that any of the plurality of carriers that receives the selected object from the programmable motion device is tipped in either of two opposing directions to drop the object into a carriage of the plurality of carriages.