Process centric user configurable step framework for composing material flow automation
AssigneeSeegrid Corporation
InventorsAndy Christman, Andrew DiFurio, Atticus Huberts, Tina Janulis, Tri-An Le, Jesse Legg, Stephen Ramusivich
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Abstract
A system and method are provided that provides a framework for modeling repeatable tasks for robots, such as AMRs, to complete. Using the framework, jobs may be built using a software tool that allows users to create a series of steps that the robot will perform. Each step includes two elements: location and task, which may be presented by a processor to a user interface, allowing a user to fill in a location and task. By combining steps, an unlimited number of material flows may be created.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- at least one autonomous mobile robot (AMR);
- and
- a management system comprising at least one processor configured to provide a framework for user-configurable control of an AMR, the control comprising a job of one or more steps, each step including a location and a task to be performed by an AMR, wherein, for at least one step of the job, the location is not specified when the job is created and is received after the job is triggered, wherein the AMR is configured to autonomously travel to the location and perform the task configured in the job and the task entails the AMR physically interacting with an object.
A method, comprising:
- at least one AMR operating under control of a management system;
- and
- a management system comprising at least one processor providing a framework for user-configurable control of an AMR, the control comprising a job of one or more steps, each step including a location and a task to be performed by an AMR, wherein, for at least one step of the job, the location is not specified when the job is created and is received after the job is triggered, wherein the AMR autonomously travels to the location and performs the task configured in the job and the task entails the AMR physically interacting with an object.
A system, comprising:
- a management system comprising at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- manage a fleet of one or more AMRs, including tracking the location and capabilities of the one or more AMRs;
- and
- to provide a framework for user-configurable control of an AMR, the control comprising a job of one or more steps, each step including a location and a task to be performed by an AMR, wherein, for at least one step of the job, the location is not specified when the job is created and is received after the job is triggered, wherein the AMR is configured to autonomously travel to the location and perform the task configured in the job and the task entails the AMR physically interacting with an object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.