Pallet assembly and sorting robot

A pallet assembly, comprising:

• a flap assembly comprising a first flap and a second flap, wherein the flap assembly has a first state in which the first flap- and the second flap are coplanar so as to form a carrying surface for carrying goods, and a second state in which any one of the first flap and the second flap is turned so as to make the goods slide off;
• a flap driving assembly configured to selectively drive any one of the first flap and the second flap to flap with respect to another one of the first flap and the second flap;
• and
• a base, wherein when the flap assembly is in the first state, the flap assembly is in parallel with and spaced apart from the base, the flap assembly is located above the base, and the flap driving assembly is disposed between the flap assembly and the base;
• wherein the flap driving assembly comprises a drive unit and a transmission unit, wherein the transmission unit comprises:
• a transmission shaft disposed horizontally;
• a first transmission rod group connected to the first flap and the transmission shaft separately;
• and
• a second transmission rod group connected to the second flap and the transmission shaft separately;
• wherein the drive unit is configured to drive the transmission shaft to reciprocate horizontally in left-right directions perpendicular to the transmission shaft so as to selectively drive any one of the first transmission rod group and the second transmission rod group to rotate about an axis parallel to the transmission shaft.