Systems and methods for providing order fulfillment using a spiral tower system

A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects, said storage, retrieval and processing system comprising:

• a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed, said plurality of bins being provided on an input conveyance system;
• a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, said programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within at least one of the plurality of bins in an input area of the input conveyance system;
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• routing conveyance system including a conveyor for receiving the selected object, and for moving the selected object from the input area toward a destination container provided at mutually-helically disposed destination container locations.

A method of providing storage, retrieval and processing of objects, said method comprising:

• providing on a conveyance system a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed;
• grasping and moving objects within at least one of the plurality of bins in an input area of the conveyance system using a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects;
• providing perception data regarding a selected object that is presented to the perception system by the programmable motion device;
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• routing the selected object in a vertical direction toward a destination container responsive to the perception data, said destination container being provided among a plurality of destination containers at mutually-helically disposed destination container locations, and the vertical direction being generally internal to the mutually-helically disposed destination container locations.