Systems and methods of applying reversible adhesion in a transportation system
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKyle A. Crum, Robert H. Schmidt, David A. Vasko, Neil R. Bentley, Tracy M. Clark, Michael D. Cook
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Abstract
An industrial transportation system includes one or more movers and a robot system. The robot system is configured to load one or more items on the surface of respective movers and unload the one or more items from the surface of respective movers. Each of the one or more movers includes a first surface configured to provide reversible adhesion between the mover and an item loaded on the mover. The reversible adhesion of the surface is activated at loading and deactivated at unloading.
Claims20
An industrial transportation system, comprising:
- one or more movers, each comprising a surface configured to provide reversible adhesion;
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- a robot system configured to load one or more items on the surface of respective movers and unload the one or more items from the surface of respective movers,
- wherein the reversible adhesion of the surface is activated at loading and deactivated at unloading.
An industrial motion system, comprising:
- one or more movers configured to transport items, each mover comprising a surface configured to provide reversible adhesion, wherein the reversible adhesion of the surface is activated when an item is loaded on the surface of a respective mover and the reversible adhesion of the surface is deactivated when the item is unloaded from the surface of the respective mover.
The industrial motion system of 12, wherein the one or more movers comprise at least one autonomous mobile robot configured to navigate its own path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.