Object sequencer for container loading

A method for sequencing a set of objects to be loaded into a transport container, comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of the set of objects to be loaded into the transport container for transport from a source location to a destination location;
• determining, based at least in part on object information corresponding to the set of objects and resources available to load the set of objects, a sequence according to which the set of objects are to be loaded into the transport container, wherein the sequence is determined based at least in part on a sequencing model that includes an object model and a physics engine configured to simulate compressive forces on a simulated set of objects within a simulated transport container;
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• providing the sequence to a robotic system that physically loads the set of objects into the transport container in accordance with the provided sequence.

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for determining a sequence for loading a set of objects into a transport container, and the computer program product comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of the set of objects to be loaded into the transport container for transport from a source location to a destination location;
• determining, based at least in part on object information corresponding to the set of objects and resources available to load the set of objects, a sequence according to which the set of objects are to be loaded into the transport container, wherein the sequence is determined based at least in part on a sequencing model that includes an object model and a physics engine configured to simulate compressive forces on a simulated set of objects within a simulated transport container;
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• providing the sequence to a robotic system that physically loads the set of objects into the transport container in accordance with the provided sequence.