Container handling method employing dense storage

An electronic device, comprising:

• at least one memory and at least one processor;
• the at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions, and the at least one processor is used to execute the computer-readable instructions, wherein, the at least one processor executes the computer-readable instructions to achieve a container transporting method based on dense storage, the method comprising at least one of a picking-up process and a return process, wherein the picking-up process comprises:
• picking-up, in a case that at least one blocking container that blocks pickup of a target container is stored on a storage rack, the at least one blocking container from the storage rack by at least one robot and temporarily storing the at least one blocking container on a cache mechanism of the at least one robot, wherein the target container is one of at least one container to be picked up;
• and
• picking-up, by the at least one robot, the target container from the storage rack and storing the target container on a cache mechanism of the at least one robot, and picking-up the at least one blocking container from the cache mechanism of the at least one robot and placing the at least one blocking container at a placing-back position on the storage rack, wherein the placing-back position is chosen from an original storage position of the at least one blocking container, an original storage position of the target container, and other empty storage position;
• or picking-up, in a case that the cache mechanism of the at least one robot is entirely occupied by the at least one blocking container, the target container by the at least one robot from the storage rack and keeping the target container on the at least one robot;
• and
• the return process comprises:
• placing, in a case that at least one blocking container that blocks return of a target container is stored on a storage rack, the at least one blocking container from an original storage position of the at least one blocking container on the storage rack to a position that is on the storage rack and does not form a block by at least one robot, wherein the target container is one of at least one container to be returned;
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• picking-up, by the at least one robot, the target container from the cache mechanism of the at least one robot and placing the target container at a return position on the storage rack, while the position of the blocking container remains unchanged.

A container transporting system based on dense storage, wherein the system comprises at least one robot, the at least one robot performs at least one of a picking-up process and a return process, wherein the picking-up process comprises:

• picking-up, in a case that at least one blocking container that blocks pickup of a target container is stored on a storage rack, the at least one blocking container from the storage rack by at least one robot and temporarily storing the at least one blocking container on a cache mechanism of the at least one robot, wherein the target container is one of at least one container to be picked up;
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• picking-up, by the at least one robot, the target container from the storage rack and storing the target container on a cache mechanism of the at least one robot, and picking-up the at least one blocking container from the cache mechanism of the at least one robot and placing the at least one blocking container at a placing-back position on the storage rack, wherein the placing-back position is chosen from an original storage position of the at least one blocking container, an original storage position of the target container, and other empty storage position;
• or picking-up, in a case that the cache mechanism of the at least one robot is entirely occupied by the at least one blocking container, the target container by the at least one robot from the storage rack and keeping the target container on the at least one robot;
• and
• the return process comprises:
• placing, in a case that at least one blocking container that blocks return of a target container is stored on a storage rack, the at least one blocking container from an original storage position of the at least one blocking container on the storage rack to a position that is on the storage rack and does not form a block by at least one robot, wherein the target container is one of at least one container to be returned;
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• picking-up, by the at least one robot, the target container from the cache mechanism of the at least one robot and placing the target container at a return position on the storage rack, while the position of the blocking container remains unchanged.